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A  review  of  Important  Events  and  Incidents  which 

occurred  from  1736  to  1877 ; 

Also  a  Record  of  Personal  Reminiscences  and 

Political,  Commercial,  and  Curious  Facts. 


BY    II.   W.  BUETON, 
"Harry  Scratch" 

OF  THE  NORFOLK  A^LRGLNIAN. 


NORFOLK,  VA. 

Norfolk  Virfi^iniaii  Jol)  Print,  36  and  38  Roanoke  Avenue. 

1877. 


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M.  (;i,i:\N.\\.  I-.. . 

Prnyri.f.u-   nf  f!n     Xnrf..l!:     Vn:,n,;.n,. 

Tins  Vol.lMi:  i-  n~«|H-<-ttiillv  ;iih1  :it];-.lii>ii:itrly  <h' HciUmI  —  not 
Diilv  :i->  a  mark  ot'  |><'r-oiial  n-Lr-i'"'  •'""l  la>tiiiL;  tVi<-n'l<ln|),  Imt  in 
ailininitiuii  nf  his  iiolilr  iiii|uiUt-;.  inn-  |»atri->ti-m,  fidelity  fn  <liity, 
unriiltrrini;  <Miori;y,  strict  intt'L^iify,  ami  <l«v<»tioii  a-  -..n,  hr.itlicr, 
ami  iVieiMl — all  of  wliidi  ix(xm1  .|ii:iliti<-<  ;ir<'  immiint'iil  in  his 
chanuMi-r,  aixl  havi"  «inl.an'<l  him  t<»  ihr  In-art  <>l"th<' 


PREFACE. 


In  pivseiitiiio-  tlii-  vi)liiiiit'  t«>  my  iMlow-citizens,  I  wouhl  say  in 
;ill  candor  that  I  do  not  claim  liir  it  anv  s|)ccial  literaiy  merit.  I 
have  only  intended  it  to  he  a  j)lain,  simph-  narrative  of  facts  as  tliey 
have  oecnrred  and  now  exist. 

( )n  the  next  j)a<rc  1  have '))ointed  out  a  few  errors;  if  there  are 
more,  I  beg  my  friends  to  point  thcni  ont  to  me,  so  that  tliev  may 
be  corrected  in  my  second  edition. 

In  a  liook  of  this  kind  there  are  so  many  items  and  events  of  the 
same  character  recorded  that  tlie  langnage  is  necessarily  compelled 
at  times,  to  be  tantolo^i  "il  and  somewhat  monotonous — -just  as  it 
would  be  in  a  diary  ;  and  i  trust  the  reader  will  overlook  this  fault, 
and  remember  that  although  I  have  given  f  )ur  months  of  hard  and 
steady  labor  to  the  experiment  [as  I  call  it],  I  have  not  endeavored 
nor  hoped  to  make  it  wholly  acceptable  a<  a  work  of  literary  art.  I 
beg  the  people  of  Norfolk  (and  of  Virginia)  also  to  remember  that 
this  is  truly  a  home  irorl: — the  |)rinting,  binding,  and  all  other 
labor  on  it,  has  been  done  here  in  our  own  city.  This  fact  niav 
account  for  many  defects  in  the  publication,  but  it  is  like  unto  that 
cliaiity  w  liicli  '•  eovei-el  li  a  niultilnde  of  -in-  " — at  least  this  is  my 
idea,  and  1  care  not  what  others  nia\-  think  on  the  sul)ject. 

I  am  indebted  to  manv  kind  iriends  for  valuable  favois  and 
information — among  them  are  Messi-s.  William  II.  liroughton, 
Jos.  L.  Young,  dohn  K.  Hathaway,  L.  P>.  Fould,  Cajjtain  James 
Barron  Hope  and  C  W.  (irandy  ttSons.  To  these  gentlemen  and 
all  othei-s  who  have  aided  me  1  am  thankt'ul. 

The  few  :idvertisements  that  ai)pcar  herein  represent  some  of  our 
l)est  business  men.  They  are  inserted  as  a  stroke  i>f/"'<"H'/a/i)olicv 
— both  for  the  AiTiiou  and  advertiser.  With  this  brief  preiace  I 
give  this  volume  to  the  })ublii'.  ho[)ing  that  it  will  not  be  as  (l((tr 
to  the  reader  as  it  has  been  to 

'«  HAKIIY  SCRATCH." 


and  riiaUnn'M»<rn.  p«Mirtralr5  n  vast  p<irii«>n  nf  the  Wcsfcrn  and  .^'nu'liorn 
cnuiilry.  giviiiy;  direct  uiui  coiiVfiiiiMit  acri-jw*  to  our  port  a»  a  uliippin^ 
poin*. 

The  hhippiii^  niul  tnnlc  iiiterc!»l«  oC  North  Oaroliiin.  arc  directly  i«len- 
tifiid  wiih  Ni-rlolk  \>y  iiu-hm  of  the  SiMh<.ard  niid  Hoaiiitku  rnilromi, 
whirh  bruiii!*  :it  I'tirtKinniith  (jll^t  »uTi»N«  the  river  Croin  h«'rf ).  niid  eiidj* 
Dl  Wi-'tli.ii.  N.  ('..  wlure  ii  I'lmiui-tH  uith  Wilininul<»ri  ami  WtUluii.  and 
th«'  Kiiluiiih  .'ind  (J:i  (on  rnilro.-ids  TluTearc  aNn  v;iri<iii!«  liiK*  ..f  Sl<-aui- 
boat}*,  and  tr.ttlijiu'  ve>MU  wliii  li  run  Irmn  our  city  into  the  •■  Old  .N'l.rlh 
State."  tilt  the  Alh*'niarh!  and  Chi'-sjijuMke.  and  I)i."«ni:il  Swamp  Caiiuld, 
nbnut  which  we  will  write  hereafter. 

TIIK    ANCIKNT    HOKOinil. 

The  history  (.f  the  '■  Ancient  linrou^rh  of  Norndk"  wouM  fill  vi.lmnc 
upon  volume  with  inlercstin;;  readini:  tnatter.  It  dalon  hack  U*  the  **  days 
when  people  Were  hone.-t  ;"  wlien  'elision  was  pure  and  uiidetih-d  ;  when 
true  chivalry  was  appreciated  ;  when  poor  mcn"«  wive-*  did  not  spend  nil 
of  th"ir  hu.Hl.ands'  .surplus  earninirs  in  peacoek-n"  leathers  and  fadiionahle 
finery  ;  when  tyranny  and  oppression  werehate<l  and  "  resisted  even  unto 
death  ;  ■  when  '•  Keiurnin^  Moanls  "  wi-ri'  not  created  to  ndi  the  |>eoplc 
of  their  priceless  liberty,  and  when  "  bull-do«in;:  "  was  unkown  in  our 
land.  'J  he  valuable  ami  very  i.Uercslinjr  history  written  by  Mr.  W.  8. 
Foricst.  in  IHri.'J.  entitled.  "  Historical  and  Descriptive  Sketches  of  Nor- 
folk and  N'icinity,"  coniain.sn  full  account  id'  tlie  early  history  rd'  the  city, 
and  is  lamiliar  to  our  people  Therefore  thi-«  writer  will  not  ni tempt  to 
lay  before  his  readers  a  h-n^thy  report  of  the  town  in  the  (:ood  old  diy^ 
oJ  yore,  but  will  ilevote  a  few  pa;;c»  to  »ouie  interesting  iiicidcntit  of  the 
past,  in  a  condensed  form. 

In  18:53.  while  >««une  men  were  borin<^for  water  in  this  vicinity,  a  cm'n 
wa»  found  thirty  feet  beneath  the  surface  of  the  earth,  and  which  was 
BUpjxiscd  to  be  id*  Homau  ori;;in.  From  its  sinj.'ulariiy  and  antii|ue  in- 
pcriptionj*.  it  wa«  thouuhl  to  have  been  n  specimen  of  ni«uiey  circulated 
by  unknown  abori-^'ines.  whoceasi'd  to  exi.«t  before  the  mysterious  n  d  men 
inhabited  lhi.>»  country  However,  it  furnished  eviilenec  that  Norfolk 
county  was  a  place  of  human  habitation  during  or  before  the  fifteenth 
centiiry. 

Norfolk  is  n  Saxon  word,  compounded  from  Xorth  and  /»H;  and  as 
Mr.  Forrest  .H;iys.  "may  with  .some  propriety.  l>c  n-ndered  Xurth  itntjtl^:" 
The  name  was  given  liy  Col  Thorog  md,  one  of  the  earliest  settlers,  in 
honor  of  his  native  cotinty  in  Kngland  Norfolk  county  originally  in- 
cludul  I'rincejvs  Anne  and  Nanseniond.  It  was  laid  off  in  pirisheJJ, 
known  asSiint  Brides",  liynnhaven,  KliEibeth  Uiver  Parish.  A'c.  Inth«M*c 
days  the  local  government  erected  I'arish  churches  antl  supplied  them  with 
pastors,  and  the  people  were  re<|uirei|  to  attend  church  under  jHiialty  of 
law.  The  first  (.'ourt-hou.se  was  built  up.in  the  stream  now  known  as 
]<ynnhaven  Kiver,  at  the  Ferry  Lnnding;  but  the  "seat  of  justice  "  was 
alterwanfs  removed  to  "Newtown,"  at  the  head  of  the  stream,  now  the 
village  of    Kempsville. 

Un  the  bih  day  of  Juno  in  IGSO,  seventy-threc  years  after  the  pcrm.v 
Qcnt  ftclllcuiCDt  uf  Va.,  at  Jaoicstouo,  ao   Act  of   Atvscuibly  was  passed. 


called  iin  "  Act  for  cnlniliiiMlinn.  mid  encour.'iirciiient  (A'  tniino  niid  iiniiii- 
fiictiiro."  whii'li  diiccti'd  the  |micli;iso  (d'  filty  a'-rcs  nl'  l.nid  inr  llic  inwii 
of  Xmt'nll,:  I  lu'  land  was  iMindiMx'd  ficui  n\u-  .\i(d,(das  Wis...  ;i  rMii.cntci- 
(d'  Klizahi'tli  I'ivor  I'arish.  in  a  Lower  Non'olk  (\.m,ty.  Im-  th."  Mini  of 
"  tiMi  tli(tusind  |iiiiiii<ls  td'  i^ood  iiioieliaiit;d)lc  toliacco  and  caske  "  'J'Ik; 
appi'iiiii'd  tnistt'(s  who  made  the  purcliaso  wereCapt.  Win  llubiiisoii  ainl 
Lieut.  Cid.  Ant  lion}'  Lawson. 

'Ilie  laii.l  s.dd  einl.raeed  all  that  fVoui  one  end  (d'  Main  street  to  the 
other.  Ixrunded  on  the  North  hy  Maek  Creek,  whieh,at  that  time,  ••  floweil 
from  tile  river  easlwardly  ( IJaiik  street  marsh  !  nearly  to  Church  street," 
and  was  navi'jable  for  lijrhters    and  small   crafts  to  the  point  where  the 

City  ILdl  now  stands       Most  .d^  the   land  s..uth  of  .Alain  street  his  1 n 

since  made  by  iilli  y:  up  the  river.  The  deed  from  .Nlr  Wise  lor  this 
pnperty  is  said  to  have  biieii  ijuitt;  a  curious.  IcL'-al  d  oe'imcnt,  and  in  it  the 
location  of  the  land  is  thus  described  :  '•  Situate  and  lyin:j;  in  i'ilizdieth 
Kivb-r  i'arish.  north  side  (d"  Klizabeth  lliver  bouu  led  witii  said  river  to 
the  South  and  West,  to  the  N'orth  with  a  Creek,  and  to  the  Last  with 
several  stacks,  runnin<r  partly  across  an  idd  field  ami  partly  through  some 
points  (d'  woodland,''  «.*tc  The  deed  concludes  thus  "  lii  the  year  of  the 
reitrn  of  our  soverei,LMi  lord.  Kin^i;  t  harles  the  Second  (by  .the  jrrace  of 
God),  over  England,  Scotland,  France  and  Ireland,  defender  of  tlu;  faith. 
&c." 

In  October,  1705  the  Assembly  estaldished  .Vorlolk  as  a  town  ;  and  in 
173U  the  business  of  the  place  had  jrreatly  increased,  and  two  dozen 
vessels  might  have  been  seen  any  day,  loading  at  our  wharves.  Col. 
iJyrd,  about  that,  time,  thus  wrote  about  Norfolk.  "  The  two  cardinal 
virtues  that  make  a  place  thrive — industry  and  frugality — are  seen  here 
in  perfection  ;  and  so  long  as  the  people  can  banish  luxury  and  idleness, 
the  town  will  remain  in  a  happy  and   flourishing  conditi(jn." 

ANCIENT    COUNCILS. 

On  the  15ili  day  of  September,  173G.  the  Royal  (charter  was  granted 
to  the  Horou-h  of  Norf.dk,  and  Sand  Uoush.  Ks.j.,  was  .appointed  .ALiyor  ; 
Sir  .John  Randolph  (knight)  llecorder,  and  Ceo  N  wton.  Sand.  Uoush, 
the  younger,  Jno.  Ilutehings,  Hobt.  Tucker,  Jno.  Taylor,  Sand.  Smith, 
the  younger,  James  Ivey.  and  Alex.  Campbell,  were  appointed  aldi-rmi'n. 
I'rovision  was  made  in  the  charter  for  electing  councilnien  and  other 
oflieers,  S<ion  after  this  charter  was  granted,  Mayor  lioush  died,  and 
was  succeeded  in  office  by  .Mr  (ieo.  Newton  The  first  council  meeting 
was  held  Nov.  LSth.  17.{t).  Sir  .]\\iK  Jlandolph,  Keeordcr.  administered 
the  oath  of  office  to  ^^lyor  Saml.  Housh. 

At  one  time,  as  will  be  seen  from  the  ((dlowing  extract  from  the  pro- 
ceedings of  un  ancient  council,  every  citizen  was  rc(|uired  to  be  armed 
when  he  went  to  church,  under  penalty  of   a  fine.      Here  is  the  extract  : 

"  .\t  a  <'oiiuuon  Council  liel<i  the  Ttii  day  ol"  July,  1711.  it  was  KeM.lvcd  llial 
in  future  tiie  twlnle  male)  iiiliiii)itants  of  this  Hurou^li  (to  prevent  any  invasion 
or  inr.urreelinn)  shall  be  armed  at  the  church  ujjon  Sundays  or  other  davK  of 
worship  or  divine  >;ervicc,  under  tlic  i>enally  of  live  >.hilling.s,  to  be  recovorccJ 
before  the  Mavur,  or  anv  one  of  the  aldermen." 


Ill  llinre  (Inrit.  it  \»  hiimI,  tlmt  ilio  ]Mis|iir  of  the  only  chunli  In  lliu 
boniii;.')!  (St.  ThuPk)  <leliviTiM|  lii^  Mrni"iit«  wiih  u  pi.-tol  lyiii;:  ii|hiii  his 
iJiblc  (•UiikI— ior  wlmt  pariiculiir  reiiHtii.  wv  are  nut  infornitil. 

M'ECIAL     EVKNTS. 

April  (Jih.  1710.  ihe  batlU'  of  (*ull<i(|«>n  wim  loui'lit.  nn<l  the  Protonder 
WIIH  lii-lfiiii-d  by  hiri  Hnyal  II i;:liiK'!i!*,  ilie  Diiki*  of  CuuilMTlind.  Sn  on 
till'  li.'5d  d.iy  nf  .Fuly.  »«aiiic  year,  ihe  j>oo|i|e  cil"  Nurfolk.  had  u  errand  lele- 
bniiiiiii  juiiiltH'.  niid  burmd  tlu-  I'rcifiidi'r  in  c-fli;:y. 

Kroni  KorrrsiV  history,  and  troniold  rccnrds.  vvi*  coiidiMise  Hucli  extracts 
a.s  may  \>o  inlrrt-stiiifr  tt»  thf  couununity,  towit  : 

In  17i!5.  'I'albiit  sirei't  vim  (ijH'iM-d  by  ('apt,  Talbot,  the  owner  of  the 
hind.  !Vnin  wlmni  it  drrivi-d  its  name.  It  soon  becuuio  a  lahhionuble 
tlinr..n;.'hraro.  and  was  the  first  strool    paved  in  the  Horou;:h. 

.>larth  :n^t.  ITlJt;.  the  p.nplc  a.ssen.bled  at  the  Courthouse  loid  formed 
m  organization  ealled  th«'  Sons  «d'  Liberty.  The  (d»jeet  <d"  this  H«ieiely 
vns»  to  oppose  the  detestable  Stamp  .-Xet.  The  resolutions  adopted  were 
0i;;iied  by  tilty  seven  of  the  most  pruminent  eitizens  <if  tin*  Horou^di. 

In  I7«i;).  the  imporl.s  of  Virginia,  prineipally  of  the  I'ort  of  Norf<dk 
ind  rortsmoiiih.  ani<>un(ed  to  i:,S51 .11(10— about  S1.:^(MI.(MM(. 

In  1775,  the  people  of  Vir^rinia  be;:uii  to  prepare  for  war.  and  the 
ittontiun  of  Lord  hnnuiore.  Commander  »d'  tlie  Hriti.sh  fleet,  wa.s  di- 
rected to  Norfolk,  and  our  h.arbor  was  made  the  rendezvouH  of  said  fleet. 
In  October  of  tliat  year.  Punmore  destroyed  Holt's  priiitin<r  ofliee.  and 
the  eitizens  prote'tetl  a-_'ainst  the  aet  The  Mritish  Commander  replied 
ill  a  very  insultinjr  manner— sayinj:.  he  '•  could  not  have  done  the  people 
a  greater  service  than  by  depriviii<;  them  of  the  means  of  bavin;;  their 
Qjinds  poi.xoiied,  and  of  cxeilin;;  in  them  the  spirit  of  rebellion  and  sedi- 
Vion  "  This  ;.5rcally  exasperated  the  citiz.-ns  and  united  them  in  hatn-d 
to  the  Hriti.<«h. 

It  is  n  tt  the  intention  of  this  anthf>r  to  ^ive  an  aroounf  of  the  trials, 
troubles,  vii  tories  and  defeats  that  came  to  the  patriots  of  this  section 
during,'  the  Revolutionary  w.ir.  Th.it  has  been  ^.'iven  in  full  and  by  abler 
pens.  Hut  a  few  incidents  of  the  prcal  struj^gle  of  our  forefathers  will 
prove  interesting  and  coiiveiiienl  for  reference. 

1  he  battle  of  (Jrcal  Bridj^e  (the  first  that  occurred  in  our  vicinity)  wai 
fought  I)ec.  iUth.  1775.  Lord  I>unmore's  tr<M>ps  were  ilefeatetl  by  the 
\'ir;:inians.  under  command  of  C«d.  Woodfortl.  It  ha.s  been  truly  said 
that  the  conduct  of  our  troops  on  that  occasion  manifested  "  Nubic  dis- 
position of  soul  an«l  undyin;;  patriotism." 

Kive  days  after  the  battle  of  CJroat  Hrid;:o.  the  Vir;;inians  entered 
Norfolk,  and  Co'unel  Ilowe  assunied  cotnmnnd  next  morning.  And  on 
the  first  day  of  .lunuary,  177t>,  l»etween  three  nn<l  four  o'clock  in  the 
tnorniog.  I^itrd  hiintnore  ordertnl  (be  town  to  In*  honibardeti.  A  heavy 
rannonade  wiuh  o|>.'ned  from  the  fri^^atc  Liverpo<d,  two  sbxips  of  war, 
and  the  ship  I>iininore.  The  Hrili»h  C<ininiander  sent  wniic  ssiilors 
ashore,  under  <over  of  the  guns  of  the  llecl,  to  fire  the  town.  They 
appliiil  the  torch  to  the  hou.-»es  on  the  \vh.nrv«  s.  and  jis  the  wind  hl.w 
from  the  water,  the  tianics  spraed  very  rapidly.  The  conflagration 
raged  for  nearly  three  days,  and  iiiuc-teuths  of  the  town  was  deatroyed. 


Norfolk  was  abaiKloned  hy  Col.  Howe,  on  the  Gtli  day  of  February, 
'177G,  and  staitioned  his  troojKS  at  Kemp's,  at  the  Great  Bridf^e,  and  at 
v^niiolk.  Tile  liabitant.s  of  the  ruined  town  niournl'ully  n)iirelied  away 
with  the  sohlier.s,and  all  who  wi-re  able,  armed  thcmsclve.s  to  fiudit  the 
enemy  that  had  so  eruelly  made  them  homeless.  'J'lie  first  house  enctcd 
in  Norfolk  after  the  i^reat  tire,  was  built  by  Mr.  Wm.  ("ioodehihl,  on 
the  north  side  of  Main  street,  where  Johnson's  Hall  now  stands.  In 
the  fall  of  177G,  and  spring  of  1777,  business  men  and  fortune  hunters 
seeing  the  peeuliar  advantages  of  this  position,  began  to  build  stores, 
dwellings  cVe.  Many  of  the  former  residents  returmd  and  built  small 
houses,  or  shanties,  for  they  were  so  impoverished  they  could  not  attbrd 
mueh  comfort.  From  that  time,  the  town  of  Norfolk  begun  to  grow 
to  its  present  importance. 

During  the  winter  of  177t>-S(>,  our  ]iarb()r  was  frozen  across,  and 
the  residents  traveled  between  Norfolk  and  Portsmouth  on  ice  for  the 
first  time  in  their  lives.  January  1  4th,  1780,  was  the  coldest  day  ever 
known  in  the  ?^tate  up  to  that  date,  (i)eople  at  that  time  walked  across 
the  Cliesapeake  Bay,  from  Annapolis,  Md.  to  Kent's  Island.) 

In  178-,  the  charter  of  this  Borough  was  amended,  so  as  to  allow 
<Jt)unciln'en  to  be  elected  by  the  votes  of  tlu'  people. 

In  1785,  a  protracted  and  damaging  drought  distressed  our  people 
an<l  water  was  in  great  demand.  Animals  [)erished,  flowers  withered, 
and  vegetation  was  almost  killed  out. 

In  1787,  the  i  ism:il  Swamp  Canal  was  commenced  under  a  joint 
charter  of  Virginia  and  North  Carolina.  This  canal  is  now  a  very 
important  work  and  a  great  feeder  to  the  trade  of  the  city.  It  con- 
nects the  Sounds  and  i)rincipal  livers  of  North  Carolina,  with  the 
waters  of  the  Elizabeth  Kiver,  Chesapeake  Hay  and  Atlantic  Ocean. 
It  passes  through  the  Great  Dismal  Swamp,  from  which  it  takes  ita 
name.  The  immortal  Patrick  Henry,  was  a  champion  of  this  great 
work  of  internal  improvement,  and  was  one  of  the  first  subscribers  to 
its  stock. 

In  1788,  a  newspaper  called  the  "Xorjalfc  anil  rortamoiifh  Chronicle," 
was  started  by  Messrs.  .1.  A:  A.  Mcbean,  from  New  Vork.  It  did  not 
live  long,  on  account  of  the  tieath  of  one  of  the  proprietors. 

In  17U0,  a  Courthouse  was  built  on  Main  street,  east  of  Church 
street.  The  population  of  the  Borough  at  that  time  was  nearly  8,0(t0, 
and  the  valae  of  exports  from  Virginia,  principally  from  Norfolk, 
amounted  to  about  tfnee  miUion  diiWirs. 

On  the  l.>lh  day  of  August,  I7:)4,  the  lirst  number  of  the  X»r/nl/,' 
IhrnU  was  printed — a  semi-weekly  paper,  published  by  Mr.  Clias. 
Willet.  The  name  of  the  paper  was  afterward  changed  to  Tin:  Xuijollt 
anil  I'lntMDioiit/i  llinild,  ami  flourished    for  nniny  year.s. 

In  17'J8,  the  number  of  houses  in  the  Borough  had  increased  to  more 
than  nine  hundred;  but  in  17!K>.  another  disastrous  fire  occured,  which 
<lestroyed  a  large  lauub'T  of  buildings  on  the  eastern  side  of  Market 
Sipiarc,  tfom  .^Iain  to  I'nion  streets.  This  is  truly  an  unlucky  scpiare, 
di'.-lructive  liics  having  occurred  there  nearly  a  dozen  times  since  the 
ouv*  above  alluded  to. 

January  -oth  180U,  the  General  Assembly  passed  an  act  authorizing 


flic  Governor  to  cunvoy  to  the  V.  S.  Oovprnment,  the  property  ca'le<| 
fioj»purt,  f«»r  ihf  e«*lalilislimeiit  nt"  a  Navv  Yar«l.  Tjie  yanl  wa*  rt'^ju- 
lurly  eMial>li-)lu-i|  alxmt  |Ih>  iiiuiille  of'  l-Vliriiary   follow  in;;. 

On  ilicl^lid  ot*  l'VI>riiary.  1  **(»(».  Imsinc*,"*  was  sii<<peiiil(*<i  aii<l  tlic  |>c*ople 
of  .Norfolk,  with  t«'arf<il  t-ycs  aii<l  saihlLMKMJ  li«Mrt.«*.  a.sM*iul»i»Ml  lo  pay  a 
trihiUr  of  res[n'ct  to  thi-  iit  'iiiory  of  (jroi'^e  Washiiiijion,  tlu*  *  Faliicr 
of  h'lM  coiimry.  the  fir-t  aiiil  ;,'rnit»'»t  of  I'rcj'i'lfiit.'*."  who>k'  draili  had 
rant  a  vl'»oin  upon  tlir  i-iitin-  land.  Tl>f  .•^••Ifiini  (•(•r«'iiioiiu*!*  t«Mik  pluce 
ill  St.  Paill;*  chiirfli.  Ucv.  Jatiu'.s  \Vliii«du'a<l  olfii-iaiiii};  at  praversi. 
The  iiiilit:iry  procession,  under  ('Hinnand  of  yiny  Ford,  oj  the  0.8. 
Army.  (NUiipriHt'd  the  iollowinjr  tSiiiq)aiiie!«,  vir.  : 

Norfolk  I'avalry,  ('apt.  .Ino  Nivision  ;  the  Norfolk  Li^'ht  Infantry, 
('apt.  SaniJ.  Srniili  ;  Norfolk  \'oliintrer.s,  ("apt.  Mo.<.i«s  .>Ivtr.s  :  .N..rl.»ik 
.\ililUry.  (apt.  I'.  Lu^'l,' ;  ih.-  .Xneu-nl  Artillery,  (apt.  W.  1'.  I'ollard. 
The  .NIasiiiH  also   pa  lieipated. 

In  I'^O  I.  Norfolk  was  a  Im.sy  plaet*.  and  it.n  p<ipnl:ition  was  lu-arly 
O.OOO  souls.  Will.  Wirt,  a  tlistin^ui.shi'd  lawyer,  who  afterward  lifcainc 
the  .Attorney  (Iinenl  of  the  I',  S„  nioveil  here  in  tli.il  year  and  ihiit) 
wnift.  to  oneof  hi.s  frimd.s  eonerrninj;  j|io«-ost  of  liviii;;  in  iIm*  lior(iu;:h. 
*•  Norfolk  is  Very  i'X|M'n.sive.  I  keep  a  pair  of  horses  here  which  cost 
iiie  ci;.'hl  pounds  ($10.)  per  iiionih  Wimd  is  four  to  i'i;,dit  dollars  jmt 
rord  ;  Indian  meal,  thri>uj;h  the  winter,  is  nine  shilling's  per  hushel  : 
flour,  fliviii  :iiid  twelve  dollars  ptr  harrel  ;  a  le<;  of  mutton,  thne  d<(I- 
l.irs;  hutter.  three  shilling's  p.r  pound  j  Q'^ffi  two  shillings  and  thre<' 
jieiK'C  |KT  dozen,  and  so  on." 

I>urini.'  this  year  aimlher  lire  destroyed  iirmy  houses  on  the  east  .<>ide«if 
Market  S<piare,near  .>Iaiii  sin ct.  '•  Thr  Market  house  wjis  pnllnl  down 
lo  savi"  more  valuahie  property;"  it  was  situated  then  wlu-n-  the 
Market  Spiare  water  plui^s  now  siand.  This  was  al.so  the  year  in  which 
Thomas  .>ltH»re,  the  |mkI,  visiteil  Norfolk. 

In  IvSOJJ.  the  followin;;  places  of  amu.sement  were  e<uiducted  here, 
to-wif  One  Theatn*.  Botanical  ( lardens.  Museum  Natur:e.  the  Wi^:- 
w.ini  (Jnrdeiis.  N'anxliaHs  tianleiis  and  Mali)-,  liosiiiivillc's  How. rand 
Lindsays  Kctrcat. 

In  1*^10.  the  ('<iiniiion  Council  fivonhlv  i-on-idered  the  propriety 
of  filling  lip  the  water  |..ts  in  the  town,  (the  Hank  Street  .Marsh,  we 
pr<'j«uiiM';   hut  it  siainls  there  yet.) 

January  ruh,  IHIJ,  was  set  apart  hy  the  M.nyor  for  an  expre«ision  of 
condolence  frmii  the  citizens,  on  ac<'ounl  of  the  dreidfnl  calamity  oc- 
casioned in  Richmond,  hy  the  hurniivir  of  the  'Iheatie  then-,  on  the 
2t)th  of  the  prei-«'edinjj  month.  Our  jH'ople  exhihited  evidciM'cs  of  pro- 
found sorrow  for  the  mournlul  event. 

The  (N'U^ircssof  \S\'2,  <le«-lared  wara^jainHt  (Jreat  Hrii.ain.  and  a  lar^'e 
force  was  roncentr.it«Mj  here.  On  the  22ii<l  <d'  June  (  IMIII)  the  Hritish 
6eei  attaiked  Oaney  Island,  and  met  a  glorious  rcpulsi'.  The  fortifi- 
cntions  then  i«ii  the  Island  were  erected  hv  order  of  .'lajor  (Jeiil.  NNade 
Hampton—  father  of  the  t'allant  Hainptuij  now  of  South  ("arolinn!, 
but  at  the  time  of  this  attack  the  tnnips  there  were  coiiinianded  hy 
Od.  Hcattv.      Thi?  Pistricl  was  then  under  connnand  ofltenl.  lioht.  B. 


Tnvl'T,  as  galliuit  a  \'\v'j:;\u'vu\  :is  ever  drew  sword  in  tlie  cause  of 
firrdoiii  I 

In  March  1^11.  iiinttluT  lire  occiirrfd  on  Mnkot  Siiuarc,  wliidi 
destntyc'd  tlu'  .Mukrt  IImu.-,-  and  si-vlm-.iI  stmis. 

April  Till,  ISl.'),  the  Anuricaii  Btnani  was  first  j^uhlislu'd.  It  was 
dc'strovtd  l\v  fire  in  1847.  Its  first  owners  were  Capt.  Ihiuiilton  Sliiclda 
and  Sum  I.  Shi'|)licrd,  Ks<|. 

-May  "nil,  1<SI<S  llie  Council  autliori/.cd  the  borrowing  of  money,  t'..r 
the  inirjio.si' of  building  the  Stone  IJridge  on  f!  ran  by  street,  "  aeros.-i 
IJack  Creek  " 

On  the  20th  of  March  l.Slil,  two  Spaniards,  named  Castilaiio  and 
Garcia,  njurdcred  a  young  Krenclniian  nanied  Peter  Lagaudette.  Tlie 
heartless  murderers  dissected  the  body  of  their  victim  and  hid  it  in  a 
trunk.  Tliev  uiade  their  escape,  but  were  soon  captured,  and  were  hung 
Frida    June  1st,    1.S21. 

Tlie  first  steam  ferry  boat  ever  used  between  Norfolk  and  Portsmouth, 
uiade  its  trial  trip  January  l!)th,  1622.  The  fare  on  the  bo;.t  then  was 
the  same  as  it  is  ni>w — 5  cents  ibr  each  passenger 

February  2nd,  1S2:>,  a  destructive  fire  occurred  on  the  West,  side  of 
Market  Scpiare.  and  Mr.  1>.  W.  Talbot,  a  native  of  ]>  dtimore.  County, 
Md..  pcris^ht'd  in  the  flauus.  A  31r.  Uarrett,  of  Norfolk  ( 'ouiity. was  also 
killed  at  this  fire. 

i'.ev.  Enoch  M.  liowe.  then  pastor  of  Christ  Cluirch,  died  I'chniary 
2flth.  and  Major  Ceo.  W.  Camp,  (father  of  our  present  esteemed  towns- 
niaii  of  same  name)  died  September  7th  ;  and  Col.  Win.  Sharp,  died 
Peceinber  7th.  of  the  year  1823. 

On  the  22d  of  October,  lb24.  Lafayette,  the  great  friend  to  America 
in  her  struggle  for  liberty,  arrived  in  Norfolk  on  a  visit,  uiid  was  most 
cordially  received.  Jiio  E.  Il'dt,  Esq  ,  was  Mayor  at  the  time,  and  or- 
dered a  grand  procession  of  the  people  to  receive  the  distinguished 
visitor,  whose  pathway  was  strewn  with  flowers  by  the  school  children 
of  the  l>orougli. 

In  February,  1821,  the  old  Courthouse  and  jail  buildings,  which  stood 
at  the  head  »d'  Market  Stpiare,  were  destroytd  by  fire. 

On  theDth  of  March.  1827,  a  fire  occured  wher(  the  N.itional  Hotel 
now  stands,  and  proved  very  destructive.  Wy  it,  the  Protestant  Episco- 
pal Church  (where  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  now  stands)  was  des- 
troyed— also,  a  block  of  buildini:s  then  known  as  Murray's  How,  and  the 
beautiful  residence  of  Walter  llerron,  I'lsxp,  wliere  the  St  Vincent  Ilo.s. 
pital  now  stands.  The  iatter  house  was  fired  by  sparks  from  the  burniog 
church.  More  than  sixty  buildings  were  destroyed  by  this  unfortunate 
conflagration 

Til.'  pnscnt  Dry  l)u(k  at  the  Cosport  Navy  Yard,  was  commenced 
J.inuary  1st,  1828.  On  the  5th  day  of  April  following,  Midshipman 
Wm.  J.  Slidele,  Uobt.  M,  Ilarri.son  and  Frederick  Ko-iers,  of  the  Vi.  8. 
Navy,  were  drr.wned  in  our  harbor  by  the  capsizing  cd"  a  pleasure  boat 
in  which  they  were  seated.  During  this  year  Clirist  Church  was  erected 
under  the  direction  of  L.  Swain.  Esq.,  a  .skillful  architect  and  builder. 

January  20th,  18IJ2,  an  act  of  A.s.«,end)iy  was  passed,  granting  the  free- 
holders  of  Norlolk  the  privilege  of  electing  the  Mayor  of  the  IJoi  >ugh, 


whioli  bicjisod  privilc;;e  they  continue  to  enjoy,  nt^iiitcd  by  the  votes  of  the 
good  nri'plo  who  nrv  not  »o  forlunnto  n»  to  ftr  fri*flmhl«rs. 

On  eh.-  \:uh  nf  (Kt<.lu'r.  of  thin  year  M;iyor  .In<».  Iv  If. -It  dl.d.  lie 
hnd  ln'tii  MiiV'T  r.r  twt-nly  v«':"r«  On  «hi-  8ih  of  PiTrmbcr  followinf;. 
>ir.  Jno.  TiMiiH.  nnothiT  valiuihlo  citizen,  departed  thii*  lilc. 

In  March  1  .'{.'{  the  Cnntherhuid  Sirect  Melhodiht  Church  was  built, 
and  rMriitally  dedicated  to  the  hcrvice  of  (Jod  by  Iter.  Wui.  A.  Smith,  it* 
chief  fouhd.r, 

Xiiv.  tth.  1S;{.S.  another  fire  occured  on  the  K:ii»t  ef)rner  of  Main  street 
HO'l  Mark.'t  St|uare,  wliieli  destroyed   about  lid  buildiii;:!i. 

D.'cenilicr  Ith,  1S3:5.  the  Coininon  Council  sub.seribed  S.4t).«l(K»  (in  ad- 
dili.'U  tn  82M.(MI(t  previously  subscribed)  U>  the  st.iok  of  the  I'orlsni<>utb 
and  Roanoke  Railroad  Company;  and  on  the  IJUh  of  January.  \S'i\. 
the  people  of  this  Rorou-^^h  received  the  joyful  tidin;:»  thai  the  Assembly 
had  passed  the  bill,  auth.irizin^'  the  afor.'said  p>a.l  The  bill  had  many 
enemies,  but  finally  triumphed.  When  the  •:(Htil  news  came,  the  inhabi- 
tants .if  both  places  (the  '•  cities  by  the  sea,"  i  raiij:  their  public  bells 
Hud  niised  a  jovful  noise  over  their  important  success.  The  road,  how- 
ever, failed,  and  was  abanib'iied. 

In  the  same  year,  April  I4tli.  Ju'V'i'  Robt.  R.  Taylor  died  ;  August 
27th,  the  shock  tif  an  eartli(|ii;ike  was  felt  in  the  borough  ;  November 
l!r)lli,  the  <'ouncil  ordered  the  filling;  up  of  Rack  ('reck,  to  make  a  public 
8i|uare — (the  pnsent  site  of  our  City  Hall.)  February  'Jlhh,  int«'rment* 
in  the  "old  buryin;;  ^'round"  ,St.  I'aul.s  Chur.h-yard  i  were  prohibited, 
as  the  new   '.'r-ini'l     KIimwchkI)  had  been  prepared  for  use. 

TIIK    CENTENNIAL    YKAR. 

183G  was  the  Ciiilrniiiii/ t/rar  of  the  "Ancient  Ronuiirh."  An  hun- 
drc«I  loni;  and  eventful  years  had  been  consii:ne.l  to  oblivion,  but  the 
old  town  still  flourishe.I.  Mr.  Forrest  has  truthfully  said  that  "  War 
pewlilence,  storm,  flood  and  fire  had  done  their  work  of  .lesolution.  and 
the  Rorou;:!)  had  shared  larjLTcly  in  the  calamities  of  the  Revolution. 
Once  in  ruins,  she  ha.l  nobly  ri.sen  ag:iin,  and  with  increasini;  strenjilh 
and  beauty  had  already  taken  a  respectable  stand  anion;:  the  towns  of  the 
Atlantic  Coast.  Many  a  severe  bl.iw  had  been  leveled  at  her  pr.»sperity  ; 
but  ail  seenie.I  willing:  on  this  ("enteiinial  occasion,  to  aekn.»wieiii;e  that 
<he  had  bravely  and  successfully  cont.'ude.I  with  every  difli?ulty,  and 
agreeably  to  tlo-vi.ws  of  .lefT.-rson  and  others,  was  surely,  though  slowly, 
rising  in  the  scale  .if   eouMncrcial  imjxirtance." 

At  sunrise.  S.-ptember  Iftth,  a  salute  of  twenty-si.\  gun.s  was  fired,  and 
the  Church  bell.s  rang  for  divine  service^.  Later,  a  grand  military  and 
civic  paratle  w.i«  formed,  and  the  entire  day  was  spent  honoring  the  an- 
nivcrsury  day. 

In  October  following,  the  fin«t  Pre^'bytorian  Church  was  romplctod. 
It  wnt  dedicated  on  Sunday,  November  20th.  by  Rev.  Doctor  Wm.  S. 
I'lumniiT.  • 

On  the  night  of  March  12th.  Is:]",  another  fireacrurred  on  Ka»t  side 
of  Market  S|Uare,  near  Main  stn-et.  which  .lestroyed  seven  large  brick 
Slore.«.     After  this  fire.  Newton's  Row  w-t*  built  on  the  grounds. 

On  the  lOth  .Vpril  of  this   year.  Louis  Napileon,  Kmperor  of  France. 


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arrived  in  Norfolk,  and  was  royally  entertained.  On  the  same  day, 
French's  Hotel,  (now  the  National)  was  opened,  and  the  Emperor  and 
his  suite  were  the  first  quests  therein  entertained. 

In  1S3S,  the  population  M'  Norfolk  was  about  ton  thousand  souls  ;  the 
value  of  the  houses  in  tho  city  that  year  was,  accordini,^  to  the  C'oniuiis- 
sioner's  books,  S2,704,4o0. 

November  12th,  of  this  year  a  commercial  convention  was  held  here, 
which  was  presided  over  by  J  no.  Tyler,  Esq.,  then  Governor  ol"  the  ^-'tate. 
The  convention  was  held  in  the  interest  of  direct  trade,  auriculture  and 
internal  improvements. 

In  183'J,  "the  cove  which  extended  east  from  liank  street,  nearly  to 
the  southern  terminus  of  Cumberland  street,  was  filled  up,  enclosed,  or- 
namented with  shade  trees,  and  denominated  the  "  Public  Square." 

On  the  25th  of  May,  1840.  the  corner  stone  of  the  Norfolk  Academy 
was  laid  (now  used  as  the  Norfolk  Library.)  "It  is  of  the  Grecian-Doric 
order,  the  model  having  been  copied  from  the  Temple  of  Theseus,  at 
Athens."  The  plan  was  drawn  by  a  Philadelphia  architect  named  Wal- 
ter, and  the  building  was  directed  by  C.  Hall,  Esq.,  a  prominent  book 
merchant  in  this  city. 

The  population  of  the  town  in  18-10  was  nearly  11,000;  that  of  the 
countv.  to-wit :  whites,  11,2S0;  slaves,  7,845;  free  colored  persons, 
1.0G7— total  (of  county).  21,092. 

On  the  19th  of  November  of  this  year,  the  Whigs  of  the  Borough 
had  a  grand  jollification  and  illumination  in  honor  of  the  election  of  Wm. 
Henry  Harrison  as  President  of  the  United  States.  The  glory  of  the 
"Whigs  did  not  last  long,  for  just  one  month  from  the  date  of  his  inaugu- 
ration as  President,  the  good  old  "hero  of  Tippacanoe"  died,  and  was  suc- 
ceeded by  John  Tyler  (Vice-I^resident),  who  afterwards  allied  himself 
with  the  Democratic  party — however,  Tyler  was  a  good  man,  and  his 
official  acts  were  acceptable  to  all  parties. 

June  2d,  1842,  twenty-five  houses  were  destroyed  by  fire,  on  Little 
Water  street.  Holt's  and  Woodside's  lanes.  One  person  was  killed  and 
several  wounded  by  the  falling  of  walls.  July  10th,  the  new  Catholic 
Church  was  dedicated,  with  Rev.  Father  A.  }j.  Hitselberger  as  its 
pastor. 

In  March,  1843,  twelve  bouses  were  destroyed  by  fire  on  Little  Water 
(now  Elizabeth)  street.  June  24th,  W.  D,  Delany,  E.sq.,  was  elected 
Mayor  of  the  Borough. 

On  the  24th  of  April,  1844,  Hon.  Henry  Clay  arrived  in  Norfolk  and 
was  tendered  a  public  reception.  Tiie  military,  consisting  of  the  Light 
Artillery  Blues,  under  Captain  II.  W.  Bowden  ;  the  Junior  Volunteers, 
Captain  F.  F.  Ferguson;  the  Norfolk  KiHenien,  Captain  Dunstan,  and 
the  Virginia  Guard.s,  Captain  L.  W.  Williams,  paraded  in  grand  proces- 
sion. The  Blues  fired  a  salute  of  twenty-six  guns.  Mr.  Clay  was  the 
guest  of  our  present  esteemed,  aged  citizm,  ( 'ol.  Myer  Myers,  who  resides 
in  his  same  old  residence,  corner  of  Bank  and  Freemason  streets. 

The  Ennlng  Courin;  the  first  j)enny  paper  ever  published  in  Norfolk, 
made  its  appearance  July  2!)th,  1844 — Wm.  C.  Shields,  proprietor.  In 
18.51  its  name  was  changed  to  the  iJnih/  ('<iiir'fr,  and  it  became  neutral 
in  politics. 


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NOurtd.K    A   CITY. 

By  Bpecijil  Act  of  Aiwcuibly,  Norioik  became  a  ciij  on  the  VUh  of 
Fi'bru:iry,  1S4'>,  ami  hc-r  charter  wan  very  luaicrliilly  chnii-rcd,  to-wii : 
the  C'ounfil  was  dividftl  iii'.o  two  bodies  (a-'»  if  i"  iww '.  <'.'inm'.ii  and 
Select.     The  C'ouucib  to  consist  of  thirty  »es  •.  .-ry 

three  yeups,   and    they   to   elect   all  eily  ufti  <nd 

Serj;canl)  annually — choo-inj:  rri>iii  lhcir<»wii  i-  •..  ^ i»       .■•■  ..     The 

Mayor  and  Serjeant  to  be  elected  trienniallv.  by  the  i|ualiruMl  voter*. 
The.xo  are  only  a  few  of  the  auienduients  to  the  charter.  It  h:is  often 
been  auiendcil  since,  and  now  (  li<77j  all  the  City  OfficerR  ( excenl  the 
L'lerk  of  tl»c  Conrt.*— «ix  yeanj'term)  are  elected  every  two  years  by  the 
ro^'ra  and  (Miy  tjualified  voter  if  entitled  to  hold  office — if  he  can  ?et 
himself  elected  to  it.  and  thi-re's  the  rub. 

From  the  time  that  the  lioronuh  l>eeame  a  citj.  it  be^'an  to  improve 
rapidly  and  had  it  not  been  retanU-il  in  its  jrrowth  by  uDwi.te  le^ifla- 
lion  <of  both  State  and  (Jeneral  liovernmenl,s  ),  the  niva^res  <»f  the  yellow 
fever  (  1H55)  and  the  late  civil  war  l>etween  the  State*  ( 1^1-2-3-4-5) 
it  would  now  be  nearly  aa  hir^re  a8  Kichmond.  liut  we  will  not  dwell 
n|>on  this  subject.  Let  »is  return  to  the  special  an<l  inipt>rtanl  event** 
that  transpired  after  it  was  di^nitied  by  the  new  title  of  A  I'ity. 

IJv  the  Commissioner's  books  for  the  year  endinir  February  Ist.  \64(i. 
it  will  be  seen  that  tin-  value  ol'  real  estate  in  the  city  increased  over  the 
previous  year,  i'l-li,t)4.S,  which  shows  how  rapidly  the  place  was 
iffowing. 

On  the  Gth  of  March,  184"),  the  MethodistProtestant  Church,  on  Fen- 
church  street,  (formerly  a  theatre  i  was  «lestroyc«l  by  tire. 

In  December,  1M4<),  the  Me.xican  war  )|uesiion  exciteil  the  |>eople  of 
this  cilv,  nnd  a  company  of  volunteers  was  raised;  and  on  the  2<>th  of  the 
month.' ().  F;.  Kdwards,  K«|  .  was  elected  Captain  of  it.  In  .January 
follywinj;,  this  Company  oUVTed  its  services  to  the  Government,  nnd 
served  with  distinction  during  the  entire  war. 

Januar)-  Kith,  1M47,  another  fire  occurred  on  the  .<«<iuth-side  of  Main 
street,  next  the  vn^t  side  of  Market  square,  which  dei<troyeil  about 
g7.'>.(HJt)  worth  of  property. 

On  the  loth  of  March,  1S47,  Rev.  Upton  Bcall,  then  the  paMor  of 
Chrii«t  Church,  departed  this  life,  and  another  saint  was  adde<l  to  the 
Ivingdnm  of  (ilory. 

On  the  l')th  of  May,  the  first  number  of  the  Viiyntia  Trvtjterancr  Atl- 
t!Ocateytn»  issued — "a  weekly  j>np'r,  •levote<l  to  temjx'rance,  ujorality, 
literature,  health,  iVc,,"  e«lii<'d  by  .Mr.  W.  S.  Forrest,  the  gifted  author 
of  Forrest's  Sketches  of  Norfolk,  and  who.  at  pri*»ent,  is  one  of  our  use- 
ful and  highly  csteenuHl  citizens. 

On  June  l;{|li,  Key.  S.  .1.  1*.  .\nderson  was  installe<i  as  pastor  of  the 
F'irst  Trc-'byierian  Church.  On  July  lOth.  Kev.  (uH).  D.  Cummins 
(Buccesjior  of  Rev.  Upton  lleall)  preached  his  first  sernum  as  the  K^'Clor 
of  Christ  (  Kpiscopal)  Church.  On  the  24th  of  July,  the  U.S.  ship 
Pennsylvania  left  the  Navy  Yar«l  Hn«l  anchonnl  off  Smith's  Point.  This 
was  the  large.^t  ship  in  our  Navy,  and  rost  $,S0(l,tMt0.  She  was  built  at 
Philadelphia,  and  the  only  voyage  she  ever  made  was  from  that  city  t^) 
Norfolk.     (^8hc  was  burned  when  the  Confederates  evacuated  Norfolk 


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in  l.'^0*2.)  August  5tli,  Hon.  Thos.  Newton  died,  niitl  August  14tljo\iv 
<^'iti/.on.s  luournod  the  death  of  Dr.  Mo.selcy,  of  tlie  medical  faculty  <if 
Norfolk.  August  2',id,  the  corner  stone  of  the  City  Hall  was  laid  by  the 
]\Ia.sons,  in  i)rc>!eHce  of  a  large  concourse  of  people.  A  Masonic  address 
uas  read  l)y  Mr.  J.  ('.  Mc(.'abe,  and  Kev,  Father  Hitvselberger,  of  St. 
Patrick's  (Catholic)  Church,  the  chosen  orator  of  the  day,  delivered  a 
long,  eloquent  and  pntriotic  s|)eech,  apjiropriate  to  the  auspicious  occa- 
?sion.  On  the  27th  of  November,  the  X<jr/(Ak  i?eact>/t  office  and  reading 
room  was  destroyed  by  tiio. 

January  8th,  1848,  the  first  number  of  the  Southern  Arr/ns  was 
issued  l>y  8.  T.  Sawyer,  editor  and  proprietor.  March  2d,  the  M.  E. 
I'hurch,  on  Cuud)erland  street,  near  Cove,  w-as  destroyed  by  fire.  June 
14th.  a  tireoccured  in  the  lumber  yard  of  Messrs.  Ferguson  tt  Milhado 
— extending  toadjaceut  buildings  and  destroying  nearly  .S20(),(K)()  worth 
of  jiroperty.  The  Mariner's  Bethel  was  destroyed  by  this  tire.  August 
15tli,  the  corner  stone  of  the  Freemason  Street  Baptist  Church  was  laid 
l)y  the  Masons.  During  the  balance  of  this  year  the  California  fever 
agitated  the  people  of  Virginia,  and  many  citizens  of  Norfolk  left  for 
that  far  Western  clime;  some  returned,  poorer  than  when  they  left — 
others  never  more  .saw  their  loved  ones  at  home. 

The  Cumberland  Street  M.  E.  Church  having  been  rebuilt,  it  was 
dedicated  Sunday,  January  8th.  1S4!>,  Rev.  John  E.  Edwanls  (now  of 
Richmond)  pastor.  On  the  fourth  Thursday  in  Ajiril  of  this  year, 
General  John  S.  ]Millson  was  elected  to  Congress  from  this  the  (thenl 
First  Congressional  District.  He  was  a  well  known  and  able  Demo- 
crat at  that  time.  May  17th,  the  Asiatic  cholera  broke  out  in  our 
midst  for  the  first  time  since  18:^2,  and  carried  oti'inany  valuable  citi- 
zens. Ill  July  of  this  year — 1845) — the  'Norfolk  Female  Institute" 
was  established.  Dr.  Win.  Selden,  an  eminent  physician,  aged  77 
years,  died  in  the  same  month.  Decendjer  8th,  Captain  Miles  King 
died.  He  had  often  been  Mayor  of  the  Borough,  and  Representative 
in  the  Legislature,  and  at  one  time  was  the  beloved  Captain  of  the 
Norfolk  lilues. 

February  14th,  IS')*!,  the  U.  S.  steamship  Powhatan  was  launched 
at  the  Gosport  Navy  Yard.  "Commodore  Sloat  and  his  officers, 
C^aptain  Farragut  and  Lieutenant  Glisson,  threw  open  their  houses 
on  the  occasion  and  displayed  a  generous  and  wliole-souleil  hospital 
ity."  (The  keel  of  this  ship  was  laid  in  1847  ;  she  was  constructed 
under  the  direction  of  S.  T.  Hartt,  Esq. — then  Constructor  of  the 
yard — according  to  the  plans  and  specifications  drawn  by  Franei> 
Grice,  Esq. )  On  the  evening  of  this  flay,  the  Mechanics'  Hall,  on 
Main  street,  was  first  opened  tor  inspection,  and  was  visited  by  hun- 
dreds of  jiersons.  On  the  morning  of  the  loth,  between  one  and 
two  o'clock,  the  Avon  Theatre  was  burned  to  the  grouiul.  C)n  the 
23d,  the  liexington  Cadets  (V.  .M.  I.)  visited  Norfolk  and  remained  :», 
i'ew  days.  Their  military  evolutions  were  the  admir.ntion  of  our  citi- 
zens. April  24th,  (Jeneral  Winfield  Scott  visited  Nnrlolk  and  wa."  re- 
ceived with  a  salute  fired  by  the  Blues'  Battery. 

On  the  2()th  of  May,  18.^0,   "The  Worshipful  Court  of  the  City  <d" 
Norfolk"  convened  for  the  first  time  in   t\)e  new  City   Hall.     On  the 


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30lh  the  Frt>emiUM>u  Stret't  Baptist  riiurch  wji*  cle<iicated — Rev.  Dr. 
Fuller  of  Btiltiinore,  (die<J  in  tin*  fall  of  lH7l»»  iinacliiiij;  the  dediea- 
t4>ry  wrmoii.  Kev.  Tiberius  (I.  .I<»iif«  wa.**  iiihtalUtl  aj«  j»aj*t«tr.  July 
loth  our  |>eoi)le  mourne<l  the  «l«'ath  of  (JiMu-nil  Z.  Taylor,  I*re*ideni 
of  the  I'liitoil  State!*.  Flag's  thialt-il  at  half-n>a>t,  Ik-IIs  wt-re  tolled  and 
hu^inesti  wa«  geuenilly  suspcinit'ii.  Sfptemhrr  2«'>th,  Hon.  Henry  A. 
Wi.-Ae,  of  Aeeoniai"  county,  <<li»'<l  in  fall  of  187(»)  deliveretl  an  ehxiuent 
aildrens  to  our  ritiwns  upon  the  .".ubjeet  of  connecting  Norfolk  with  the 
interior  hy  railroads  and  eaiuils. 

NovenilRT  \»t.  Dr.  Francis  Mallory,  of  F.li/.al)eth  City  county,  (a 
former  nuniher  of  Congre.«s)  located  in  Norfolk  aj*  Navy  Aj:t.'nt  of  this 
Btntioti.  He  \vai«  the  successor  of  Geo.  I>4iyall,  t>i|.,  who  hail  held  the 
office  for  thirteen  years,  during  which  time  he  disbursed  "more  than 
?14,<MK»,(H>().)f  the'public  nxmey  without  the  los"  of  <i  rmt  to  the  Tre^i*- 
urv."  NovenilKT  '.Uh,  the  Sabnanl  ami  Knaiioke  Railroad  was  com- 
pleted a-s  far  as  Sutl'-ilk.and  huinlrciis  of  .lur  citizens  enjoyed  an  excur- 
sion trip  to  that  town.  The  Gninby  Street  M.  K.  Church  wa.s  also 
completed  this  month— Rev.  D.  S.  Doggett  (now  liishop)  was  the  first 
pjustor  of  it.  The  population  of  Norfolk  at  tliat  time  w:us  14,;)-0  souls, 
an  increase  of  :i,4l»()  since  1.S40. 

.lanuary  1st,  l^'d,  the  first  nunil>er  of  a  pa|>er  calle<l  "The  Daily 
News"  was  issued.  T.  F.  lirutJK  rly    and  C.  H.  BtaK-.  editors  and  j>ro- 

1)rictors.  It  was  independent  in  politics  at  first,  but  soon  t^i>ou.'H'd  the 
)emocratic  cause. 

April  21st,  of  this  year,  two  of  Norfolk's  oldest  and  most  res|>ected 
citizens  died,  viz:  Commcxiore  James  Barron,  ageii  eighty-thn»e  years, 
and  Caleb  Bonsai,  Ksq.,  a  book  merchant,  aged  seventy-six.  The 
Comin<Ml..re  wa.s  buried  on  the  morning  of  the  23d.  with  naval 
and  militarv  honorv,  ami  -Mr.  Bonsai  in  the  afurnoon  «»f  the  same  day. 

Forre.-t's  History  of  Norfolk  gives  a  bri«f  synojisis  of  the  jiublic  ca- 
reer of  the  gallant  Commixiore  liarron — including  an  account  of  his 
duel  with  Commo«lore  Decatur,  fought  at  Bladensburg.  near  Washing- 
ton, D.  (.'.,  .March  22d.  1M2(»,  in  which  affair  both  principals  were 
wotindcd,  Decatur  fatally.  But  the  fact.**  conct^rning  tliif  unfortunate 
nu'i'ting  are  so  familiar  to  our  people  they  need  not  l>e  recorded  here. 
We  will  state,  however,  that  the  duel  was  fought  willi  the  pistols  now 
in  ixKHMi-Hsion  of  Col.  .Mver  .Mvers.  and  which  have  l>een  used  so  often 
upon  the  "field  of  honor  ;'  tliey  have  gaine<l  great  notoriety  and  are 
verv  highly  prized. 

.fune  24th,  Simon  S.  Stubbs,  K.sq.,  was  electee!  ^(ayo^  of  the  city. 
He  was  a  good  nmn.  l)ut  not  very  popidar  as  an  officer.  (In  this  same 
day.  His  Kxcellency.  Millard  Killmore,  I'n^ident  of  the  Unite.!  States, 
visited  Norfolk  and  r..rt>tnoiiili,  and  was  tend«-red  a  pulilic  re<eption. 

NovemlM>r  4th,  Mr.  d..hn  .^Id'hail,  an  e.«teeme<l  citizen  and  us^^ful 
,  Christian,  di«H|.  Noveml>er  27th,  the  Seaboartl  and  Roanoke  Railroad 
was  completed  to  Weldon,  N.  C.,  and  a  large  ntimber  of  our  citizens 
enjoyed  an  excursion  trip  over  the  road. 

January  23  1.  1h.')2,  the  FJizjibeth  River  wa"  frozen  accroas  for  the 
first  time  since  lH3r>.  The  ice,  however,  was  not  thick  enough  to  seri- 
ously  obstruct   navigation.     April    8th,    Norfolk    and    vicinity    was 


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visited  by  a  ilostructive  liail  storm.  Alay  12tii,a  large  and  important 
meeting  was  lield  in  Mechanic's  Hall,  to  discuss  the  qnestion  of  the 
proposed  raiiioad  from  this  city  to  Petersburg.  June  2}Uh,our  people 
mourned  the  death  of  Henry  V'lay,  and  paid  honor  to  the  memory  of 
the  great  statesman.  October  2r)th,  Daniel  Webster  died,  and  the  citi- 
zens paid  puplic  tribute  of  respect  to  his  memory. 
.  November  14th,  Wm.  B.  Lamb,  Escp,  died  at  the  ripe  age  of  eighty- 
nine  years.  "  He  was  an  alderman  of  the  liorough  from  ISO.;  to 
1810;  and  Mayor  from  1810  to  1815,"  when  he  was  elected  Presi- 
dent of  the  Virginia  Jiank.  November  20th,  Di:  Jonathan  Cowdery, 
died,  aged  eighty-five  years.  '' He  was  the  oldest  surgeon  and  the 
oldest  officer  in  the  U.  S.  Navy."  He  was  born  in  Massachusetts,  but 
came  to  Norfolk  to  reside  about  fifty  years,  previous  to  his  death. 
Novend)er  22d,  the  Norfolk  Democrats  had  a  grand  jollification  and 
illumination  in  honor  of  their  recent  victory.  In  Decend)er  of  this 
year  ( l.sr)2)  a  new  line  of  packets  was  established  between  Norfolk 
and  New  York.  On  the  10th  of  this  month  Norfolk  subscribed 
8200,000  to  the  stock  of  the 

NouroLK     AND    PETERSBURG  RAILROAD    COMPANY, 

upon  specified  conditions,  one  of  which  was  this:  "  if  the  road  is  built, 
there  shall  be  a  satisfactory  connexion  with  the  Southside  Railroad  at 
or  near  its  terminus  in  Petersburg."  (This  was,  of  course,  to  atibrd  a 
continuous  line  of  communication  between  Norfolk  and  the  "Great 
West,"  but  strange  to  say,  when  a  bill  was  pro{)osed  in  the  Legisla- 
ure  to  consolidate  the  NorA)lk  and  Petersburg,  Southside,  and  Vir- 
ginia and  Tennesseee  Railroads,  making  Norfo  k  the  lap  into  which 
the  products  of  a  vast  country,  would  l)e  poured,  some  of  our  citizens 
opposed  the  meiisure.  They  no  doubt  see  now  the  folly  of  their  oppo- 
sition, since  the  consolidation  of  these  roads,  more  than  doubled  the 
cotton  business  of  the  city  in  about  four  years  after  it  was  consumated). 
An  able  writer,  in  treating  the  subject  of  this  proposed  road,  and  of 
course  anticipating  its  consolidation  with  other  roads,  (as  effected  by  the 
determined  will,  energy  and  perseverance  of  Genl.  Wui.  Mahoue,  its  first 
Engineer,)  says  :  "The  Norfolk  and  I\^tershurg  Railroad,  when  viewed 
in  its  proper  light,  and  its  important  hearing  upon  the  railway  economy, 
not  only  of  our  own  State  but  of  the  whole  country,  cannot  but  strike 
the  reflecting  mind  as  one  of  the  most  essential  lines  of  intercommuni- 
cation which  is  now  either  in  contemplation,  or  under  actual  construction, 
to  unlock  those  rich  treasures  so  much  needed  to  invigorate  the  com- 
mercial enterprise — not  only  of  our  seaboard  towns,  and  our  own  back 
country,  but  of  the  whole  South  and  West,  from  Mcmpiiis  on  the  Mis- 
sissippi, to  C'iiiciimati  on  the  Ohio.  It  is  the  last,  but  i)y  no  means  the 
least  link  in  the  grandest  scheme  of  internal  improvement  ever  projected 
in  the  United  States,  forunng,  as  it  were,  the  trunk  of  a  gigantic  tree, 
deriving  .<oil  for  its  nourishment  at  Hampton  Roads,  an<l  ramifying 
with  its  immensely  long  branches,  portions  of  Western  Virginia,  Ohio, 
Indiana,  Illinois,  and  even  Missouri;  South  Western  Virginia,  Ten- 
nessee, Kentucky,  Georgia,  Alabama,  Mississippi,  Louisiana  and  Ar- 
kansas ;    and  it  may  at  no  very  distant  day,  thrust  one  of  its  topmost 


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leHilin^'  liml>!<  ♦•veti  t«»  iho  Parifio  Offim.  whilf    iu  tJip  root   is  iiiisiiiii- 
uliiiR    iL«*  minute  fibres  into  t-vcry  Eur<»|>fun  purt. 

"  Tlii*  n>n«l  1  llie  mnteinplnUtl  line  from   Norfolk  to  ^1  ' 

will  Ik*  uiu-  (liouAiUiit  nnil  tliirty  mil«-s  loiii; — of  ihe  win.- 

out  liri'ttk — iukI  with  unlv  t«"  • -  •     ruini:  one  iKii.t.  ..;.  m>|'i.i 

Norf-lk.      At  Siirtolk.  ilwill  .ard  an.i  Koanoki-  Haih 

a  norlliwe^l«rly  ilirrotiiin  !<■  i:^',   :tii<l  frmn   lliat  poiiii    •^■ 

favonibly  with  nny  tiilier  roi.i  m  iii.   .  •iiKry  in  |Miini  of  (lircctncx" 

[Tliis  is  only  "/«'•   extract  from  the    many  alile  articles  writton  iip«»n 
the  great    importance  of  the    proposetl    nmd    an<l    ib*    multiplicity  of 
ContU'fli<»ns  with  the  South  and  We-st.      And  yet  there  were  Moekluad- 
iii  our  miilst.  who  opposed  th«'  ;^re;»t    scheme — who    could  see  no  irood 
to  come  from  it,  and  even  nnir  in  1.S77,  are  f«M)lish    enough  to  say  that 
•'the  Allautic,  Mississippi  and  Ohio   Iliiilroai  does  Norfolk  no  good." 
and  that  she  would    '*  bo  hotter  off  without  it."     But  we  congnitulat- 
the  city  upon  the  fact  that  the    counsels  of  such    8tu|)id  asses    did  w-'. 
prtv:iil,  and  N'orf)lk's  great  railroail  sdionie  was   8uoces.sfully    c.i:: 
out,  and  .-he  hiw  reaped  the  benefits  of  it.     The  greatest  aim  of  h'  • 
pie  should  now  be  /"  Imhl  on  {•>  //*»■  rt>n.S'itiil>t(>>l  lint-  from  Xnr/nfU  t<>  1',.  . 
t'ln-  if'   if  xftniifif  oner  he  broken,  /'nrricetl  to  the  hrst  tnhrrgtt  of'  ntir  tnn/e — 
-  .Ill      if  our  iK'ople  will  never   appre<'iate  the    wisdom  of  Genl.  Wni. 

I  .  tuitil  such  a  calamity  befalls  this  great  railway  line.] 

KKJHTF.KN     HUNnUKD  AXI)     FIFTY     THREK. 

On  Sunday  the  I'd  of  January,  185."i.  Mr.  William  Pannell.agcil  (>■'> 
years,  departed  this  lite.  He  was  a  native  of  Haltimore.  but  had 
been  an  honored  citizen  of  Norfolk  for  forty  years.  He  attende*! 
Christ  Church  in  the  morning  and  <lied  the  same  afternoon.  His 
death  was  <\  ;rvcat  shock  to  the  conjmnnity. 

January  24th  and  J.'Mh,  N  >rfolk  was  charmed  with  concerts  by  Ole 
Hull.  Mechanics  Hall  was  crowded  to  its  fullest  capacity  and  the 
audiencfs  were  delightwl.  This  great  violinist  wa«  accompanied  by 
Adelina  Palli,  who  waa  then  only  eight  yeai"*  old.  She  was  at  that 
early  age  c:illed  the  "  rausi«>al  wonder."  Sladame  Strakosch  also  ac- 
companied ( )Ie   Hull. 

' iry  2.")th,  t!.  ■    -• -  William    Sehlcn,  of  the  Old  Hay  Line 

I  in  plac.  aer  Henjld,  which  was  l>cing  repaired 

! rip  from    I.  ■■>    Norlolk,  in    ten  hours  and    forty-fiv 

niinuli-.-,  the  i]ui<'ke.-.t    trip    i!ver  made    between  the    two  cities  up  lo 
that  time.     (  We  don't  believe  it  has  ever  be<Mi  Ix'aten.") 

February  2L'd,  the  Militjiry  of  Norfolk,  had  a  grand  para<le  in 
honor    of  W:ishintrton's    anniversary.       The    Catlet,^    of  the    N<»rfolk 

\'-  '••■••    ••' -.  I.  1   and   made    a    very    hanrlsomc    display.     Our 

'  L'ave  a  grand    l>all  at  night  in  honor  of  the 

I'  largely  attended  and  well  conducte<l.     (That 

ball  «iil  In;  rtMiieinl«ie.l  for  years  by  .torn*?  of  the  young  folk.H  pn^sent,  for 

it  ni'irked  the  l)egining   of  the  earthly  happiness  of  more  than    one 

•iry  2.")th,  the  Norfolk  A*  Portsniouth  ffrraM  of  this  date  pul» 
....  .  <i  long  ciiitirial  upon  the  ba«l  condition  of  the  city,  and  urged 
upon  the  councils  in  forcible    language  the   importance  of  thorough 


MARROW  &  CO., 

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NO.  122  MAIN  STREET, 

(.SiieeessorM   to   KOTTITIOKIb::  .^I  iUKOW   &   CO.) 

Cloods  niaiuitacturcd  in  the  East  expressly  tor  our  trade, 
under  the  personal  supervision  of  our  senior  jjarner. 
Orders  filled  promptly  and  all  goods  j^uaranteed. 


E.  P.  TABB  &  CO., 

Wholesale  Tobacconists, 

COR.  COMMERCE  AND  MAIN  STS, 
Norfolk,  Va. 


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OR!  GOOOS,  TRIMMINGS  AND  LAC[S,  [MSfiOllllFS, 

FANCY  GOODS  AND  FURS, 

>:<).     i>^>^     MAIN    SIMM'M^T. 

NORFOLK,  VA. 

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Importer,  Wholisjlc  ik  Rt  l.iil  Di.ilcr  in  Foreign  &  Domestic 


No.  144  Main  Street, 


TIk^  \\  ekomo  Itesiaurnnt, 

No.  65  Main   Street, 

JAMES  JONES.  Proprietor. 

The  Finest  Wines,  Whiskies,  Brandies,  &c., 

ALWAYS     ON      HANI1. 

LYNNHAVEN  OYSTERS.  AND  ALL  KINDS  0^   GAME  IN  SEASON. 

HOUSE  KEPT  IN  FIRST-CLASS  STYLE. 

'I'ljo  rrDjuit  lor  ran  n  l".  r  with  j>lc;Lsiiro  to  aiiv  nsjKx-tablc  citi/,cii 
of    Norfolk. 


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ilriiin'mir.  Tlio  :irtii-lo  particulurlv  coiDplaiin d  of  (lie  Cove  street  tniis- 
an<e,  and  iiri  e  1  tlio  aiitlioritirs  to  act  jiromptl}'  in  the  mattor,  and  thus 
jirotcct  tlu"  health  of  the  ooiiiiuuiiity  'J'hc  article  coiicliidcd  as  follows  : 
•'  lict  sickness  prevail  within  tlie  limits  of  the  citv  to  a  dcLM-ee  t'l  excite 
alarm  al)road,  aad  our  storekeepers  niav  almost  as  well  close  their 
doors.'* 

February  2Sth,  the  "  Law  Greys,"  a,  splendid  volunteer  infantry 
company  of  Baltimore,  arrived  here  on  a  visit  to  our  soldiers,  and  were 
received"  with  L'raiid  homers.  The  company  niinibered  about  fitty-five 
men.  and  was  conuuanded  by  ('aptain  Richard  France.  Thev  came 
here  on  tlu'  steamer  Herald,  and  were  received  by  "  The  Blues,"  Captain 
R.  W.  Bowden,  and  '-The  Juniors,"  Captain  F.  F.  Ferguson. 

The  tirst  nieetinu:  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Norfolk  and  Petersburg 
Railroad  was  held 'in  the  City  Flail  the  (jth  day  of  April,  1853.  Chas. 
Reid,  Esq  ,  was  called  to  the  chair,  and  George  Blow,  Jr..  appointctl 
Secretary.  A  committee  on  organization  was  appointed,  and  reported 
that  a  majority  of  the  stock  was  represented.  The  meeting  then  pro- 
ceeiled  to  i)ermanently  organize  the  company  and  establish  rules  and 
regulations  for  its  government ;  after  which  a  President  and  two  Direc- 
tors were  elected,  viz  :  Dr.  Francis  Mallory,  President;  George  W. 
Camp  and  A.  F.  Leonard,  Ksqs.,  Directors. 

A{)ril  11th,  an  adjourned  uieeting  of  the  Railroad  Company  was  held, 
and  the  by-laws,  rules,  regulations,  itc.,  reported  by  th(>  committee 
appointed  f>  r  the  purpo.<e.  were  ailopted.  'J'he  Board  of  Directors  met 
ou  the  1-th  instant,  and  appointed  Mr.  William  iMahone,  of  fiouth- 
amj  ton  county,  as  Chief  Engineer  of  tjie  roal,  with  a  salary  of  8-,500 
per  annum.  Mr.  George  W.  Camp,  of  Norfolk,  was  appointed  Treas- 
urer, with  a  salary  <d'  8500  per  annum.  The  Board  of  Directors  met 
again  un  the  13th  instant  and  elected  William  T.  Harrison  and  John 
Tunis,  Esqs..  as  Directors,  in  place  of  A.  F.  Leonard  and  George  W. 
Camp,  resiirned. 

April  I'.lth.  About  200  citizens  wont  to  Raleigh  to  unite  with  the 
North  Carolinians  in  '-jollifying"  over  the  connection  of  the  Seaboard 
and  Roanoke  and  the  Raleigh  and  Gaston  Railroads.  This  excursion 
party  was  joined  here  by  a  delegation  from  the  City  Council  of  Balti- 
more. The  citizens  of  Raleigh  gave  a  grand  banquet  in  honor  of  the 
event,  and  the  Norfolk  people  returned  home  full  of  praise  ( and  "  .so 
forth")  ill  regard  to  the  splendid  time  they  enjoyed. 

May  1  1th,  the  Whigs  of  Norfolk  had  a  '-grand  rally"  meeting  pre- 
paratory to  nominating  candidates  for  the  Legislature.  Stirring  speeches 
were  made  by  Messrs.  L.  H.  Chandler.  Robert  E.  Tavlor  and  Dr.  Francis 
Mallory. 

May  Hth,  the  contracts  for  btiildin;,'  the  Ciistom-llouse  were  entered 
into  by  th.-  foilowinir  parties  :  Messrs.  Deiibj.  Ridley  and  Burnham.  of 
Norfnlk.  and  .Mr.  Kilpatrick.  of  Washin-fn,  D.  C,  for  the  stone  work, 
and  Mr.  -John  Holmes,  of  this  city,  for  the  plastering.  Messrs.  William 
D.  Roberts,  .Jr.,  and  Lsaac  M.  Smith  abso  entered  into  c<>ntract.s  for  work 
on  the  building  bf^fore   Mr.  Young,  the  Government  architect. 

May  2()th,  thi-  Democrats  held  a  "  grand  rally  "  meeting,  and  were 
addressed  in    a  very  long  and  able  speech   by  General    John  8.  Millson 


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iti  viiulieatiuii  of  his  Con^rrcpsionnl  recorti  and  in  advocacy  of  IiisclaiDi^ 
to  re-election.  (He  waj*  u|)po»ttl  for  the  noaiiimtion  in  that  contest  by 
Tim  Kivi'J>.  tho  "  WHr-hoi>c  "  of  Denu>crncy.  Millson,  however,  secured 
the  n"«iiiriatii>n  and  was  elected.  The  Whigs  had  no  regular  nominee 
a;.'ain>t  hiui. 

June  Ut  The  new  Collector  of  Customs  entered  upon  his  duties 
today.  The  following  Democrats  were  appointed  as  Cusioni-Housc 
officials,  viz:  Aaron  Jeffrey,  Inspector  and  Siorekeej>cr  ;  K.  (^.  Drum- 
mond,  Sauiuel  L.  Lightfoot,  Thomas  I*.  Chiesnian.  W.  U.  Woodend 
and  Charles  H.  Whitehurst,  Inspictors  ;  Darius  J.  Hill.  CclKclor's 
clerk;  Joseph  IJunkK'y,  Measurer  ;  Geor-e  M.  I^iVelt,  Assistant  In- 
spector; fieorgc  S.  Ferguson.  Weigher  and  G auger  ;  Joseph  Deans, 
Watchnuui  ;  ('.  C.  KoLinaon,  Naval  Inspector,  with  Alexander  W. 
Martin  as  his  elerk. 

The  4lh  of  July  was  cclehnited  here  in  grand  style  this  year.  All  the 
military  and  fire  companies  paraded,  and  many  elmpjent  orations  were 
deliveretl.  The  "  Old  Street  Fire  Company."  fmm  IVtersburg,  paid  a 
visit  to  our  firemen  on  this  occasion,  and  many  were  the  "  L>um|)ers 
filled  and  drunk  "  to  the  health  of  the  firemen  <»f  the  "  Cockade  City" 
and  the  "  Cities  by  the  Sea."  (It  lakes  old-time  firemen  to  enjoy  such 
occasions.) 

July  .">tli,  a  diffuuity  occurred  between  two  young  men  named  Geo. 
J.  Chiirehwanl  and  William  Searles,  in  which  the  former  was  stabbed 
and  almost  instantly  killed.  Searles  was  shot  twice  by  Churchward  and 
wa.H  very  seriously  wounded. 

July  yth.  the  resignatii«n  of  Rev.  Geo.  D.  Cummins,  the  pastor  Christ 
Chureh  (for  past  G  years),  was  accepted  by  the  trustees  of  the  church. 
Mr.  Cummins  resigned  to  accept  a  call  from  St.  James  (Episcopal) 
Church,  in  Kichniond. 

November  IGth.  the  first  exhibition  of  the  Norfolk  Agricultural  Sociely 
was  held.  The  fair  grounds  were  visited  by  ..v«r  six  thousand  persons, 
and  the  city  w.is  in  a  great  state  of  pleasurable  excitement.  The  ex- 
hibition continued  three  day.",  and  was  a  financial  .8Ucccj>s  for  the  city. 

Wednesday.  December  iflst.  Rev.  I)r.  Chas.  Minneger<»de  arrived  in 
this  city  to  assume  charge  of  Christ  Church  as  its  newly  electc<l  rector. 
He  preached  his  first  sermon  to  his  new  flock  on  the  ^oth    (Christmas.) 

December  2«jtn.  the  new  ferry  freight  .ntcamer,  Princess  Anne.  Capt. 
Marshall  I'.nrks.  arrived  here  from  Wilmington,  Delaware.  She  w-is 
{•ureba-Hcd  by  Capt.  Darks,  .is  agent  for  the  city,  to  ply  between  the  Nor- 
folk and  Dortsnioulh  railroad  depots.  She  had  a  railw.iy  track  on  her 
deck,  made  of  heavy  rail,  and  cars  were  hauled  in  and  out  of  the  boat  at 
any  state  of  the  tide,  by  a  jH»ny  engine,  placed  under  deck. 

December  2yih.  the  "citizens  of  Norfolk  gave  a  supper  at  the  .N'ational 
Hotel,  in  honor  of  visiting  members  of  the  Legislature.  Among  the 
speakers  on  the  occasion  was  G.  I*.   H.  James,  I>(].,  the  Dritish  Consul 

Decond)er  .lOlh,  our  ymng  townsman,  Virginins  Kreeman.  w.is  jiro- 
mot^ti  fn»m  Third  A.'y'istnnt  to  Second  Assistant  Kn;^inecr  in  the  \  .  S. 
Navy — he  having  pas.nvd  a  good  examinntion  belore  a  Board  of  En- 
gineers in  W.ishington,  D.  C.  (Our  friend  "  Gincey,"  as  he  is  familiar- 
ly called,  was  again  promoted  ;  but   when  the  war  came  on  in  18G1,  he 


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resigned  his  position  and  tendered  his  services  to  the  Confederate  Gov- 
ernuient,  as  did  many  other  patriotic  Virginians,  and  was  a  gallant  de- 
feiidor  of  the  lost  cause  !  He  is  still  a  resident  oi"  Norfolk,  and  is  still 
the  "same  old  (Jincey.") 

KKJHTKKN    HUNDRED  AND  FIP'TY-FOUR. 

The  Norfolk  and  Portsmouth  Hrrald  of  February  ISth,  of  this  year, 
thus  speaks  of  Norfolk,  editorially  :  "A  new  spirit  has  been  infused 
into  our  people,  and  through  thom  it  ha-i  produced  a  (juickening  influence 
upon  the  City  Councils,  who  liave  nobly  kept  the  ball  in  motion  and 
brought  about  the  present  salutary  change  in  the  condition  of  the  city. 
The  business  establishments  have  nearly  doubled  in  number,  within  the 
last  seven  years.  New  streets  have  been  opened,  paved  and  partly  built 
up.  Elegant  public  and  private  edifices,  becoming  a  flourishing  com- 
mercial city,  are  to  be  seen  now  where  recently  there  were  sunken 
grounds,  vacant  lots  and  dilapidated  buildings  ;  and  still  the  work  of 
improvement,  and  preparations  to  meet  the  demands  of  business  euter- 
l)rise,  are  steadily  progressing.  In  short,  wherever  we  go  we  are  glad- 
dened by  the  neat,  cleanly  and  thriving  aspect  of  our  city,  and  we  are 
almost  ready  to  exclaim — "Heboid  a  new  town  and  anew  peoplel 

"Of  the  future,  our  auguries  cannot  be  overstrained.  With  a  l)ack 
country  extending  to  the  .Mississippi  and  all  the  South,  and  brought 
in  immediate  iMtcr-conimercial  relations  with  the  flouri.<hing  cities  at 
the  head  of  tide-water  in  Virginia,  who  can  set  bounds  to  the  destiny 
of  such  a  sea-port  as  Norfolk  ?  Nor  is  the  period  of  its  fulfillment  as 
liistant  as  some  may  imagine.  As  her  prosperity  rolls  onward  its  ac- 
cumulation will  increase  until  all  will  be  astonished  at  its  rapidity." 
This  was  all  true  enough,  no  doubt,  at  the  time  it  was  written  ;  but 
man  proposes  and  God  disposes.  That  writer  doubtless  felt  the  force  of 
tile  old  saying  that  "more  frail  than  frailty  itself  are  man's  calculations 
for  the  future,"  when  he  saw  the  desolation  and  prostration  of  Norfolk, 
just  eighteen  months  after  he  had  penned  the  above  encouraging  edito- 
rial— when  the  terrible  fever  scourge  came  to  blight  the  hopes  and  dim 
the  future  of  our  city. 

March  20th,  Wm.  Wallace  Davis,  editor  of  the  DdUy  Cour'ur^  de- 
parted this  life.  He  attended  divine  service  at  the  Freemason  Street 
fJaptist  Church  the  day  jjrevious,  apparently  in  good  health. 

Alarch  3<ttb,  a  convention  of  the  soldiers  who  .served  in  the  war  of 
1812,  was  held  in  the  gun  room  of  the  Light  Artillery  Blues — Chas. 
H.  Shield  in  the  chair,  and  Chas.  A.  Grice,  Secretary.  The  conven- 
tion numbered  just  svventij-sit  persons,  and  it  wa.s  gratifying  to  witness 
the  social  reunion  of  these  old  veterans  after  a  forty  years'  separation 
at  the  close  of  a  war  in  which  their  patriotism  and  valor  made  them 
renowned. 

The  Merchants'  and  Mechanics'  Savings  Bank  was  revived  this  month 
and  started  business  under  favoral)le  auspices,  with  upwards  of  seventy 
stockholders.  On  Thursday  (3()th  of  March)  the  following  Directors 
were  elected,  viz:  Wm.  D.  Roberts,  Jr.,  President;  Geo.  W.  Farrant, 
Dr.  Maurice  Fitzgibbon,  Geo.  W.  Bluford,  E<lward  Delany,  Wm. 
Johnson,  Jr.,  and  John  R.  Ludlow. 

April  5th,    Robt.  E.  Taylor   died.    He  was  a  fine   lawyer  and  a 


di«tin)ruUlieil  citizen.  He  ;ilway«  uianifej*leJ  a  deep  iiitoreai  in  the  affairs 
of  Norfolk,  uiiil  several  liuic!*  represeiileii  the  city  iu  tho  St»to  I^-'gij}- 
lature. 

April  l.Uli,  the  second  nnnutil  meeting  of  the  8t*>ckhu)der8  of  the 
Norf.)lk  hikI  IVter^hurg  Kiilroud  ('.mipaiiy  was  hel<l  iu  this  city, 
•lutnes  M.  Smith,  K'<|..  was  calli'J  i<>  tli-  cliuir,  and  int<'re,^ting  reiwrLs 
were  read  from  the  l*rc>.ideut.  l>r.  F.  Mallory,  and  tlio  C^liicf  Kngineer 
of  the  road.  NS'ni.  Mahone.  Ksij.  Mr.  Geo.  W.  Camp,  Sc-cn-tarv  aud 
Treasurer  of  the  nuul,  read  his  financial  statemfiit,  wliich  was  highly 
satisfactory.  Dr.  .^lallory  was  re-elected  as  President,  and  Messrs.  NVm. 
I.  Hardy  and  Wm.  T.  Harrison  were  elected  as  tlirect-int  (the  other  three 
dirocUjrs  bi-ing  app)ihted  by  the  State  Hoar!  tif  Public  Works).  At 
this  meeting  the  Prcjiidenl's  salary  was  raisud  froni  $1,5UU  to  $2,000  per 
annum. 

April  2l)th.  the  corner  stone  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church  w:u» 
laid  by  the  Masons,  according  to  ancient  rites  and  custonjs.  The  Odd 
Kellows.  liechabites.  Sons  of  Temperance.  Masons,  volunteer  couipanies 
and  citizens  trenerally,  participated  in  a  grand  procession  on  this  owasiou 
and  heautiliil  addrc-vses  were  delivered  by  L  II.  (Miandler,  Ks«j  ,  and 
Kev.  .J..hn  Wlutlicld.  pastor  of  the  ehurch. 

-\pril  L'Tth,  Peter  Hn)wn,  Kstj.  the  |>ortcr(or  runner  >  of  the  Farmers' 
Hank.  (Miiniuitted  suicide  by  taking  poison.  On  the  next  day  a  young 
woman  of  this  citv  (name  not  known  to  this  writer )  attenipted  to  kill 
herself  by  taking  laudanum,  but  her  life  was  .saved  by  Dr.  .>Ianrice  Fitz- 
giblH>n,  who  was  at  thai  time  one  of  Norfolk's  best  phy>icians.  (The 
Doctor  is  now  one  «»f  our  enterprising  capiuulists,  and  is  a  public  spirite<l 
and  usefid  citizen.) 

August  1st,  the  Democrats  «)f  Norfolk  held  a  meeting  and  nominated 
Hon.  Henry  A.  Wi.^;  as  their  candidate  for  (Jovcrnor — subject  to  the 
ratification  of  the  State  ^invention  to  be  hulden  at  Staunton.  NovemlK'r 
30th. 

October  23rd.  the  Hoard  of  Commissioners  appointed  by  the  Hustings 
Court  to  value  the  property  at  the  ea.st  end  of  Main  and  Widrwatcr 
strect.H,  which  ha.s  l)cen  selected  a.s  the  site  of  the  Norfolk  and  Petersburg 
Railroad  Conipany,  reported  the  assess^menl  at  Sll.2'>U.  The  <lepot 
buildin;:s  arc  soon  to  becrected.  "  Wdrk  on  the  n»ad  is  progre.'ving  rapl'lly 
under  the  skillful  nmnageuient  of  Chief  Kngineer  Mahune.  who  is  one 
of  the  most  practical  and  accojuplishetl  busine>vs  men  in  thi."  section." 

October  2."ith.  This  was  the  .\gricultural  Fair  W«>ek.  Large  crowds 
of  htrangers  were  pre.H«M)t  from  all  parl.s  of  the  State.  The  articles  on 
exhibition  end»rnccd  a  grea'.  variety.  The  tnating  horses  attracted  a 
great  deal  of  attention — a  2:40  trotter  at  that  tiaic  was  a  wonder  of  the 
age. 

During    thi.s  month    the  Democrats   of  Norfidk  (and    the   county) 

addrc«»ed  n  lofUr  to  Hon.    Henry    .\.  Wise.    Democratic  candidate    for 

(Invernor,    asking  him  if  he  w.'m  a  member  of   the   "  Know    Nothing" 

i  'II.      Mr.  Wise  replied.  ''N<»;"  he  .**aid  :  'The  present  stale  of 

:;  t  .-ueh  as  to  justiiy  the  formation,  by  the  people,  of  any  i»crrl 

, ..iV/y.'     His  letter  created  much  comment,  and  concluded  in 

the  foUowiog  characteristic  style  : 


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"■'In  oviTV  fliarac'ter,  in  ovi-ry  rrlHtion,  in  every  srnse,  with  all  my 
iieail,  ami  all  my  heart,  and  all  my  ini.Lrht,  I  protest  a,u;aiiist  thi.s  secret 
'.>rjruiiizatinn  of  XutitH^'  Anun-iaiH.'^  and  of  ProtLslnuts  to  proseribe  Roman 
'(^itholias  and  nutiiralized  citizens!  Now,  will  they  proscribe  me? 
That  (juestiou  woi'rlis  not  a  feather  with  your  obedient  servant."  [This 
letter  effeetually  broke  up  the  Know  Noihint;  organization,  and  was  the 
•chief  cause  of  Mr.  Wise's  success  over  his  Whig  competitor,  Mr.  W.  L, 
<}o<:gin,  in  the  (Gubernatorial  contest.] 

Octtiber  MOth,  the  city  was  excited  over  a  balloon  ascension  by  Trof. 
Ellott.  The  descent  was  made  on  Bell's  i'ann  in  Princess  Ann.c  county, 
s^ix  niiles  from  the  city, 

]S'oveuiber  8th,  the  Internal  Improvement  (convention  of  Virginia, 
met  in  this  city,  in  Cumberliind  Street  Baptist  Church.  Capt.  Samuel 
Watts,  of  Portsmouth,  acted  as  temporary  chairman  ;  prayer  was  offered 
by  Rev.  Mr.  Winston,  of  the  Baptist  Church  ;  James  A.  Cowardin, 
Ksq.,  of  RichuKjutl,  was  appointed  temporary  Secretary;  the  Conven- 
tion being  organized,  Messrs.  Watts  and  Cowardin  were  elected  as 
permanent  President  and  Secretary.  This  convention  was  in  session 
two  days.  Some  fine  speeches  were  made  upon  the  subject  of  uniting 
the  waters  of  the  Ohio  River  and  Chesapeake  Bay,  and  upon  the  estab- 
lishment of  Ocean  steamers  between  Norfolk  and   European  ports. 

November  iUh,  the  new  steatuer  Louisiana,  Captain  (1.  W.  Russell,  of 
the  •■  Old  Bay  Line,"  arrived  here  on  her  lirst  trip  from  Baltimore.  (.)n 
Friday,  the  10th  instant,  she  made  an  excursion  trip  to  Old  Point  and 
the  Capes,  carrying  a  large  number  of  ladies  and  gentlemen  from  the 
two  cities  and  surrounding  country.  While  on  this  pleasure  trip  a 
magnificent  silver  speaking-trumpet  was  presented  to  Captain  Russell  by 
his  friends  of  Norfolk  and  Portsmouth. 

Novend)er  U!th.  the  Norfolk  and  Portsmouth  Herald  published  an 
interesting  letter  written  on  board  the  U.  S.  steamer  Powhatan  at 
Victoria,  Hong  Kong,  August  22d,  1854.  [The  "Old  Powhatan  "  is 
still  in  the  Service,  and  at  this  writing — February,  1877 — she  is  lying 
at  our  naval  anchorage  ] 

Sunday,  the  10th  November,  Dr.  Joel  Martin  died.  lie  served  25 
years  in  the  United  States  Navy  as  a  surgeon,  and  died  at  the  age  of 
sixty-eight,  loved  and  honored  in  our  midst. 

Nothing  of  importance  transpired  during  the  balance  of  this  year. 
The  political  fever  was  at  a  high  pitch  throughout  the  State,  and  the 
Whigs  made  a  vigorous  fight  against  the  Democrats  for  the  State 
offices.  The  winter  was  rennirkably  cold,  and  navigation  upon  the  rivers 
was  greatly  impeded  by  ice. 

We  now  arrive  at  the  beginning  nf  1S5') — a  year  that  will  never  be 
forgotten  in  Norfolk.  We  shall  not  trouble  the  reader  with  a  synopsis 
of  minor  events,  but  will  pass  directly  to  a  brief  notice  of  the  dire 
calamity  that  befel  the  people  in  the  Summer. 


L'O 

Tin:  vi;i.L(t\v  ri:\i:i:. 

tkiiimbm:  coNSKt^rKNc  eh  of  tiik  eimdemic  in   1855. 

Xot\vitlif<tunJiii^  the  fact  that  Norfolk  is  one  of  the  hcalthic'st  citic- 
ill  the  I'liili'-l  Stalfs.  hhe  was  visittnl  by  that  tt'rrilde  tlihi-ase.  Yellow 
FfVtr,  ill  the  Summer  of  lH5o.  The  dreailful  inahuly  wajj  broujrhi  to 
niir  harbor  t-arly  in  the  mcmth  of  June  by  tlie  ocean  fitc^uiship  IJcnjamiii 
Franklin.  The  Up<t  ciuse  discovered  was  that  of  a  workman  on  board  tlu" 
ship  ;  he  afierwanlx  died  in  Go.sjKtrt.  which  is  the  southern  end  of 
Port-snioutli.  Till' disca-'^e  iK-irun  to  spread  rapidly  from  that  uioiuent. 
and  of  course  was  brought  to  Norfolk. 

This  writer  iiut  bcin^  a  resident  of  Norfolk  at  that  time  (thanks  t 
God  I)  can  only  repeal  what  others  have  said  and  written  concerninj: 
the  great  pestilence,  and  will  therefore  condense  an  account  from  th. 
very  interesting^  work  by  Mr.  W.  S.  Forrest,  entitled  "TllK  Gkk.m 
ri->Tll>KN«K  IN  ViK(;ixiA."  Alter  the  fever  ^ot  beyond  the  control  <>t 
the  healih  authorities  of  the  two  cities,  the  citizens  lK'j;an  to  leave  town  . 
they  lied  in  all  directions  "  from  the  friL'htful  scones  of  di.-jease.  wretche<l- 
ness  and  woe — amazed  and  horror-.stru.-k  :it  therava^'cs  of  the  unspariiii: 
agent  of  destruction."  Maif)'  e.>icapcd.  thou^'h  not  a  few  of  the  unhappy 
refugees  sickened  and  die<l.  and  found  graves  in  the  midst  of  sympa- 
thizing strangers,  away  from  their  deserted  homejj. 

'•  Families  that  left  in  one  unbroken,  fond  and  cherishe<l  circle, 
earnestly  honing  to  elude  the  vigilance  of  the  pursuer,  were  overtaken 
and  deprived  of  one  or  more  of  the  nio.st  loved  and  einleared  members. 
The  stri)nge-st  link  in  the  golden  chain  of  .iffection.  that  bound  them  in 
close  union  and  held  inviolate  the  sacred  family  compact,  was  suddenly 
.severed,  and  fell,  shivered  to  the  ground,  and  dtvp  and  fi'iitering  wounds 
were  inflicted  in  many  a  true  and  trusting  heart,  that  time  can  never 
heal." 

It  \s  a  well  known  fact  that  previous  to  the  arrival  of  the  steamer 
aforijsaid,  there  was  no  yellow  fever  in  this  section  ;  conse<juently  its 
presence  cannot  be  attributed  to  the  climate,  nor  to  the  .sanitary  condi- 
tion of  the  '*  Twin  ('iliis  by  the  Sea."  It  shouM  be  remembered  that 
•  with  the  same  sanitary  laws  and  regulations,  with  similar  weather, 
and  with  far  greater  ap|)arent  local  cause  of  sickness.  Norfolk  ami 
Portsmouth  had  long  been  uniformlv  healthful — the  bills  of  mortality 
coDiparing  very  favorably  with  tfioi4c  of  other  places  knnwn  an<l 
acknowledged  to  be  excwdingly  free  from  epidemic  maladie-",  and  fully 
entiib'tl  to  their  claim  to  .salubrity  of  climate." 

With  a  feeling  of  >ynij)af by  which  will  never  be  forgotten,  the  piv>ple 
of  the  neighboring  coiintieu,  particularly  of  the  Eastern  Shorcof  Virginia, 
threw  open  their  <l(Kirs  to  those  of  our  citizens  who  fled  fnmi  the 
•  langers  of  the  diea<lfnl  pestilence,  an<l  extended  them  true  honpifality 
and  kindness  during  the  continuance  of  the  scourge,  which  hosted  until 
the  fronts  of  October  came.  .Never  since  the  time  of  tht  great  fire  in 
177l»  had  such  a  calamity  befallen  our  beloved  city,  the  rcj^ults  of  which 
were  felt  by  our  business  men  for  years  and  years  ;  and  by  its  ravages 
the  hearts  of  many  per.'«on8  now  living  were  saddene<l  for  life  with 
sorrows  which  lleavcu  alone  cau  heal. 


When  the  lever  was  in  its  worst  stage.  Norfolk  attracted  the  sympathy 
of  the  entire  country.  Public  uioetincs  were  held  in  a  majority  of  the 
cities  of  the  Union,  and  money  was  liberally  contributed  t(t  the  relief  of 
the  sufferers.  Nurses  came  from  various  ])arts  of  the  land  to  oHIt  their 
services  to  the  niek,  and  many  of  them  lost  their  lives  in  the  cause  of 
humanity.  "  On  the  ItUh  of  August  (when  the  danger  was  fearful) 
Miss  Annie  M.  Andrews,  a  young  lady  from  Syracuse,  New  York 
(formerly  of  Louisiana),  arrived  here  and  offered  her  services  to  Mayor 
Hunter  Woodis  as  a  nurse.  She  immediately  entered  upon  her  martyr- 
like labors  at  the  hospital  in  the  true  spirit  of  self-sacrificing,  generous 
and  heroic  devotion  ;  and  hither  she  was  soon  followed  by  otiiers.  whose 
kind  attention  to  the  sick  and  suffering  will  ever  be  gratefully  remem- 
bered." Nurses  came  princijially  from  the  cities  of  New  Orleans, 
Charleston,  Mobile,  Savannah,  Richmond.  New  York,  Philadelphia  and 
Baltimore. 

"The  Howard  Association,  of  Norfolk,  and  the  Relief  Committee,  of 
Portsmouth,  had  been  fully  organized,  and  had  commenced  their  career 
of  great  usefulness.  The  utility  of  these  timely  organizations  was 
strikingly  apparent.  The  citizens  of  Norfolk  were  soon  falling  at  the 
fearful  rate  of  GO,  70,  and  even  80  per  day,  and  of  from  20  to  30  i)er 
day  in  Portsmouth.  It  was  then  that  some  were  appalled  and  chilled 
with  fright,  while  others  were  apparently  callous,  careless  and  reckless, 
and  went  about  the  work  of  boxing  up  and  removing  the  dead,  with  but 
little  appearance  of  fear  or  agitation. 

"About  the  first  of  September  the  fever  attained  its  most  appalling 
fury.  Long  will  that  period  of  terror  and  death  be  remembered  by 
those  who  had  not  fled  from  the  pestilence.  Bermuda  street  was  like 
one  great  hospital ;  every  house  had  its  sick,  or  dead  !  On  Brigg's 
Point,  the  most  eastern  portion  of  the  city,  the  people  were  dying  by 
the  dozen  per  day,  and  in  a  space  of  considerable  width,  and  extending 
thence  acro-ss  to  the  western  limits,  people  of  every  class  were  falling 
like  withered  leaves  shaken  by  the  winds.  It  was  a  time  of  intense 
excitement  and  consternation.  It  was  too  late  to  fly  !  for  those  who 
fled  as  certainly  fell  as  the  bird  fatally  wounded  by  the  fowler's  .«hot. 
They  had  gone  to  Richmond,  Petersburg,  Hampton  and  elsewhere;  but 
the  venom  had  entered  the  blood,  and  they  lay  down  but  to  die  !  Here, 
there  were  five  hundred  ca.ses,  and  the  number  of  deaths  at  one  time 
reached  eighty  in  twenty-four  hours,  in  our  small  remaining  population. 
The  corpses  accumulated  so  rapidly  that  cofliiis  caild  not  be  supplied 
for  them.  Hearses  were  driven  rapidly  out  to  the  grave-yards  with  two, 
three  and  often  four  at  a  load,  and  the  coffined  dead  were  piled  upon 
the  ground  awaiting  the  opening  of  the  graves  and  pits,  by  the  insuf- 
ficent  force  at  work.  In  that  memorable  week,  four  hundred  of  the 
citizens  of  Norfolk  were  buried  !"  The  work  of  burying  the  dead  went 
on  hastily  and  fearfully  by  day  and  night.  "  But  the  heart  shudders 
at  the  thought  of  the  appalling  s<'enes  that  were  witnessed  during  the 
Ijionths  id'  August,  .September  and  October.  No  pen  can  adequately 
pcrtray  the  horrors  of  that  dark  period,  which,  brief  a.s  it  was,  has 
sufficed  to  j>roduce  an  age  of  misery  and  woe,  unprecedented  in  the 
records  of  similar  visitations." 


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The  iiuiny  hii«1  Hocnc«  aii<i  iiuid.ijts  of  the  '•  fever  in'Uiths  of  Norfolk," 
wliieh  hiive  already  heen  wriltoti  »tid  jmhlwhcil,  and  wliich  are  »o  well 
reineinbfred  hyii  j,'reHt  munher  id'uur  i)e«>jde,  would  fill  a  liirge  volume  ■ 
i»f  interrstiiit,'  rettdinj:  matter;  hut  this  writer  diJe--*  in>t  pr'puf*©  to  ^> 
into  MUch  detailn.  ami  will  etmclude  his  writing  Ujum  tliis.^id  Kubjei-t  by 
^'ivinir  the  names  of  wnu*  of  the  proniinenl  citizens  who  fell  victims  U> 
the  tt-rrihle  di.sea)ie. 

Anionj;  the  tli(»i)sautl^  »>l*  [nrrtous  wln»  (lit-*!  with  the  Over,  Mr. 
Fnrn^t  parti'iihirly  mentions  tin' lollnwin;; :  .Inn.  (i.  II.  Ilatton, 
l*resi<lent  of  the  Sleet  Cuunril  :  Ah  x,  l'\ret,  of  the  Kxehanfie 
Hank;  Ij^'natitis  IIi^';;ins,  toller  of  the  Vir^Mnia  Ii:ink  ;  \V.  K. 
( "iinninuliarn,  S'liior  Kditirt*  of  the  Amrrirtni  Hrtwou  ;  \N'in.  I). 
l\ol)prts,  delegate  elisl  to  the  Legislature;  Richard  (iate\v<>«Ml,  dr., 
of  the  .Norfolk  lintron  ;  Wils()n  Ji.  S>rey,  V.  S.  Dejtnty  Mar-hal  ; 
Urav  H,  Walters,  ])ro|)rietor  of  the  National  Hotel;  K.  S.  Hernanl, 
(lrii}:i:i>t  ;  Arehihahl  I^rigir-,  an  extensive  inenhant;  John  Tunis, 
•  d'the  Hiuird  of  Ihalth;  dosiah  Wills,  an  e.xtensive  nienlumt  and 
Presiilent  of  the  Viiyiiiia  liank  ;  Hx-Mayor  Wni.  0,  Delany  ; 
.\lex.  (Jalt,  postmaster;  Wm.  H.  Ferj^iison,  an  e.xtensive  menhanl 
and  I'ri-siilent  of  tlu-  Howanl  A>>oclation  ;  Wm.  Keid,  a  .ship- 
hroker;  Chas.  H.  I>eale,  a  former  e<litor  of  the  Ihulij  Xnrs  ;  CaleW 
Hnnsal,  one  of  the  pro|)ri»  tors  of  extensive  flour  mills;  .lolin  1). 
(iordaii,  liaid<er ;  dirseph  Mm-deii,  of  the  Exchange  Bank;  K<v. 
Wm.  .M.  dack-on,  pastor  of  St.  Paul's  (  Kpiseopal )  C'hun-h  ;  lUv. 
Messrs.  A.  Dihrell  and  Wm.  dones,  of  the  M.th<Hli<t  Church; 
Kev.  Wm.  C.  Ha^nall,  of  the  IJaptist  Church  ;  Rev.  Vernon 
Kskridixe(M.  IO.)chaplain  in  the  navy;  and  Hunter  WcHnlis,  Ksq., 
Mayor  of  the  city. 

The  fidlowin;:  ri-sident  physicians  dii-il  in  the  di><harge  of  their 
professional  duties — 1st,  Dr.  Richard  W.  Svlvcstcr  ;  2d,  Dr. 
Thomas  F.  Coiistahle:  'M,  Dr.  G.'or>;e  I.  HaUin  ;  dth.  Dr.  R.  d. 
Sylvester;  oth.  Dr.  Francis  L.  Hi^rgins  ;  Gth,  Dr.  dunius  A. 
lirigtr^  ;  ~th,  I)r.  Thomas  Na.«*h  ;  iSth,  Dr.  (nx)rgc  L.  Cpshur  ; 
l»t]j.  Dr.  Richard  H.  Tiinstall  ;  lOth,  Dr.  Henry  Sclden. 

Of  the  fortv-five  physicians  who  came  hero  from  other  places  to 
attend  tliesiclv,  twenty-five  die«l  with  the  fever,  to-wit  :  four  fn)m 
Richmond,  sovon  from  Ikiltimore,  four  from  Philadelphia,  one 
from  Sussex  county,  Va.,  one  from  Pennsylvania,  two  from  Dis- 
trict of  Columltia,  thn^'  from  New  York,  one  from  (Jcorgia,  one 
from  Tennessee,  and  one  from  Alabama. 

The  following  n>i<lent  physician--  wen'  all  severely  ill  with  the 
fever,  hut  n«covoreil  :  Drs.  Wm.  Seldcn.  Wm.  d.  MiKtre,  Roi>t.  li. 
Tun-tall.  K.  D.  (ininier.  H.  M.  Nash,  G.  W.  C..w.h tv.  F.  S. 
Canji.o>.,  Thomas  I.  Hardv.  Rol.t.  H.  (Jordon.  D.  M.  \Vn::ht.  V. 
Fri.,|etnMn.  and   D.  W.  T.hM. 

Dr.  d.  d.  Sim|)kins  w.a>  t-dhtl  to   Hampton  during   the  fever  to 


atteixl  his  sistoi-,  who  was  (hm^erDiisly  ill  with  the  disease.  lie 
escaped  an  attaek.  Dr.  Win.  M.  Wilson  was  Health  Ollieer  of  the 
eity,  and  was  a|)i)ointe(l  ehief  uhysieian  at  the  Jnlapi  Hospital,  at 
LanduTt's  I'oint,  where  he  labored  faithfully.  He  also  escajx-d 
an  attaek,  havint;-  had  the  disease  in  the  Sontli  in  1S52.  Hr.  l\oi)t. 
\V.  Kose  also  worked  faithfully  for  the  sutferers.  He  had  a  sli(<;ht 
attaek  of  tlie  malady  and  soon  rceoverod. 

One  of  tlie  most  lamcntai)Ie  deaths  from  the  fever  in  this  citv 
was  that  of  His  Honor,  Hunter  Woodi-,  the  Mayor.  Ho  was  a 
gentleman  of  line  talents  and  culture,  a  taithful  fi-iend,  a  genial, 
sociable  companion,  an  able  lawyer,  and  the  besi  of  Mayors.  He 
died  on  the  25th  of  August  of  that  memorable  year,  in  the  verv 
j)rime  of  life  and  usefulness  ;  and  around  his  memorv  will  cluster 
those  feelings  of  admiration  and  regret  of  the  people  that  will 
make  his  name  immortal  in  the  annals  of  our  liistorv.  He  was 
not  content  with  performing  the  mere  duties  of  his  office  as  thn 
Chief  Magistrate  of  the  city  cUiring  the  fever,  but  was  indefatigable 
in  Ins  etlbrts  to  atlbrd  comfort  and  relief  to  the  sick  and  the  dving, 
to  the  j)oor  and  needy.  He  was  everywhere  he  could  see  a  chance 
to  do  good,  and  when  the  news  was  s{)rcad  that  he  was  prostrated 
with  the  disease,  the  entire  community  was  stricken  with  new  grief ; 
and  when  his  noble  spirit  had  fled  to  the  God  who  gave  it,  a 
darker  shade  was  adileil  to  the  soml)re  pall  of  sorrow  that  enshroud- 
ed the  city,  and  deep  were  the  pangs  of  regret  that  saddened  tho 
hearts  of  the  people.  The  siiaft  of  death  never  struck  a  brighter 
mark — Xortl'lk  never  mourned  the  loss  of  a  better  friend,  a  nobler 
man. 

The  following  ministers  took  the  fever  while  actively  engaged 
in  nursing  the  sick,  and  were  dangerously  ill,  but  were  spared  to 
fontinue  their  usefulness  :  Rev.  I).  1'.  Wills,  Methodist  Episco- 
pal ;  Kev.  Father  M.  O'Keefe,  Catholic;  Rev.  Dr.  George  D. 
Arm-tronir,  Prcsbvteriau  ;  and  lu'V.  \jnu\<.  Walkc,  Protestant 
Kpis..opal. 

A.  l" .  Leonard,  Ls(j.,  editor  ol  \]\e  >i(»(l/ii'rii.  Arf/ii^!,  whose  labors 
among  the  fever  sutlcrers  are  well  rememl)ered.  thus  wrote  ai)out 
the  scourge  after  it  had  abated  :  "  We  have  seen  our  lately  floiu'ish- 
ing  mart  reduced  to  the  scanty  miinber  of  4,()00  surviving  soids. 
In  the  short  sj)ac(;  of  less  than  ninety  days,  out  of  an  average  popula- 
tion of  about  6,0()(),  every  man,  wotnan  and  child  (almost  without 
exception)  lias  lieen  stricken  with  the  fell  fever,  and  about  2,00(> 
have  been  l)urie<l,  being  not  less  than //ro  out  oft/irn'  of  th(»  whites, 
and  one  out  of  f/irrr  of  the  whole  abiding  communitv  of  Norfolk, 
white  and  black.  One-half  of  our  physicians  who  continued  here 
are  in  the  gnive,  and  not  less  than  thirty-six,  resident  and  visitant, 
have  fallen  in  Norfolk  and  Portsmouth.  But  the  storm  is  over, 
and  again  our  good  ship  lays  her  course.     Her  sails  are  swelled  to 


fiilliu-i.s  III  till-  cri-p  (  KIoImt  wirul,  aii<l  aimu,  ln*r  t\u'^  is  ^'wvu  to 
tlu'  bnt'/.e,  l)ut  it  tl<»at>  -mlly  at  lialf-mast  ;  and  tlMMtill  to  quartrr> 
rcv«nils  that  w'uU-  havcK-  lias  Ikm-ii  rnade  in  «>ur  crt'W  ;  our  dwk  lias 
UtMJ  swfpt  by  till'  |>"stil)'ntiul  ImIIow.  All  have  Ikhmi  disabled, 
from  tin-  (jiiarttr  <lnk  tu  tin*  (bm-jt.-tlc,  and  nnc-Iialt'  «if  oiir  wliit«* 
cotnpionu'nt  will  nrvcr  rn<»ri' i^rtN-t  us  witli  tin-  .incf-liiniiliar  sniilo." 
The  helpless  dead,  in  their  |>n>n)is<Mioiis  j^roiips,  have  pnjve<i 
nionitMi-s  of  awe  and  eoiideninatinn  to  he:irls  that  were  (Villous 
to  other  ti-aehin^s  ;  and  jht'p  j;rief  and  untold  s«trrows  have 
worked  ehani:es  that  may  in  the  la-t  <lay  Ik-  pK-asin^j  to  Him  who 
d(Mth  all  thing's  well.  Thy  will,  not  mine,  OI  lyonl  Ix-  lione  :  for 
Thou  ha-t  the  ;:lory,  and  the  power  Tm-ver — amen  I 
KKJUrKKN    IHMiHKD  AND  FIFTY-SIX. 

( )n<f  more  our  eity  enters  upon  a  new  sta^e  of  lite.  Her  eitizons 
have  returiuil  to  their  one*-  dcH-rtnl  homes,  and  aj^ain  tLs<umo  the 
«lutie>  and  ns|)onsibiliti«'s  of  a  tresh  career.  They  shu<Kler  wh«n 
they  think  of  the  past  si.\  months,  and  endeavor  to  shut  out  from 
their  minds  the  horrors  and  sorrows  of  the  pa>t.  The  future  invites 
them  to  pn-ss  on  and  Ik-  eneoura<;eil.  and  their  entTi^ies  are  (UKf 
more  revive*!. 

Thur.MJay,  .laniiary  ITth,  tii.' enij)loyt(>  ot"  the  liallimore  Steam 
Paeket  Company  (of  the  Norfolk  and  Baltimore  Linei,  purehas<'d 
a  s<>t  of  silver  :ts  a  present  to  M.  ^'.  Fall,-,  K.s«|.,  the  jiopular  l*n'si- 
dent  of  the  Company.  The  pnx'ntation  t«»ok  pla«-e  in  Baltimore. 
The  employees  at  this  vm\  of  the  line  i-ontributetl  liln'ndly  to  the 
piirehase. 

Sund:iy.  .laiiiiary  JTtli.  Ive\ .  .Mr.  liosser  pre:iehe<l  a  sermon  in 
the  (iranby  Street  M.  ]•].  Chnreh.  u|»on  the  «K-ea-iou  of  the  de-ath  of 
R<v.  .Vnthony  Dibrell.  late  pa>^tor  of  that  <hureh,  who  fell  a  martyr 
in  tlu-  di-M-har;_'e  of  hi-  high  ol)li<^»tions  of  duty  diirin.:  tln'  pn-val- 
enee  of  the  fever  epidemic  of  last  year. 

.March  7th,  the  Herald  savs  ;  "The  in-  has  at  la-t  beiu  Itrokeu 
up  the  iKiy,  an<l  the  ntnlnrss  which  has  exist^Kl  for  so  many  ww^ks 
iM'twn-n  Norfolk  and  Rdtimore  i.s  now,  we  hojM'.  to  l>e  .'*ot  a.side  for 
a  warm  and  conlial  daily  trreetinir."  The  .Xorlblk  and  lirdtimon* 
iM.atsthi-  day   resum<'<l   their  reijular  trips   lx'twe<'U  the  two  cities. 

.Manh  isth,  Kij;ht  Kev.  Hi-ho|i  .b<hns  preached  the  funeral  <»1" 
l.'cv.  W.  M.  dack.-on.  late  pastor  of  St.  Paul's  ( I'.pis<>opal  I  Church, 
who  died  a  vi(>tim  of  the  tJ-ver. 

.March  2 1  St,  the  WIult-  held  a  lar;r»-  and  culhu-iastir  meeting  in 
Ashland  Hall,  to  niiif'y  the  nomination  ot'  Filmore  and  Donelson, 
for  President  and  Vic- I'n>ident  ot  the  l'nili-.|  States.  Speo<'hes 
were  made  bv  A.  Judsou  < 'rane,  Km|.,  of  liichmonti.  and  others. 

•March  jNtli,  the  Norfolk  L.  \.  I'lufs.oo  -trouLr.  under  eommand 
of  Capt.  ']'.  J.Corpn'W,  paracUtl  through  the  stre«t.s  of  Norfolk  and 
Port.smouth,  eliciting  much  admiration. 


June  2ii(l,  the  new  tlioatrc  (now  the  ()|Kr:i  House)  was  oj)eiUHl 
under  the  luuue  of  the  Norfolk  \'arieties,  Ity  Mr,  Henry  ('.  Jan-ett, 
of  Baltimore,  as  the  nianagei-  and  lessee.  A  hii-«j;e  andienee  was 
j)resi'nt  and  the  i)hiy  was  ijreatly  a(hnired-  Mr.  .John  K,  Owens, 
the  talented  Bahiniore  coniniedian,  ajipeareil  in  the  eliaraeters  of 
Paul  Pry  and  Horatio  Prugi^ins,  and  was  supported  by  thefollow- 
ini;-  aetors,  some  of  whom  were  very  goml  :  T.  B.  Kemble,  D.  R. 
AHen,C.  Wentworth,  J.  Procter  and  wife,  A.  F.  lihike,  P.  liryne, 
Miss  V.  Kemble  and  Mrs.  Cap|)ell.  Between  the  two  plays,  Miss 
Salome  danced  a  uational  medly.  (This  was  the  lirst  theatrical 
troujx^  that  played  in  the  city  tor  about  three  years.) 

dune  i)th,  lUth  and  11th,  Robinson  it  Kldred's  circus  and 
menauerie  jtertbrnicd  here  to  the  i^reat  delight  of  the  little  folks  and 
darkies. 

•luue  rJtli,  Mr.  James  K.  Murdoch,  the  eminent  tragedian, 
appearedat  thcTheatre  in  theeharacterof  A  It'rcd  Evelyn,  in  theplav 
called  •'  Money."  Mr.  John  E.  Owens  assinned  tiie  amusing  j)art 
of  "Graves"  This  was  a  "gala  night''  at  the  theatre.  Mr. 
Murdoch  remained  one  week,  and  played  some  of  Shakespeare's 
favorite  characters.  During  the  whole  of  the  succeetling  week, 
Mrs.  Farren  and  Mr.  J.  B.  Howe,  delighted  our  play-goers  with 
some  very  line  acting. 

Monday  evening,  June  2.">rd,  a  grand  complimentary  benelit  w;is 
tendered  to  Manager  Palmer  (of  the  theatre),  and  the  audience 
was  the  largest  that  had  ever  assembled  in  the  new  building.  The 
play  selected  for  the  occasion  was  Sheridan's  brilliant  comedy  of 
"School  for  Scandal."  The  principal  characters  were  a«  follows  : 
Charles  Surface,  Mr.  J;i.s.  E.  Murdoch  ;  Sir  Peter  Teazle,  Mr.  Geo. 
Farren;  Crabtree,  Mr.  John  E.  Owens;  Eady  Teazle,  Mi-s.  Geo. 
Farren.  (Persons  who  remember  that  performance  say  it  was  the 
best  ever  given  in  this  city.) 

July  litth,  the  community  was  greatly  >li()cke«i  to  learn  of  the 
death,  this  day,  of  Mr.  Americus  M.  Morse.  He  was  accidentallv 
drowned  under  the  draw  bridge,  while  fishing  from  a  small  boat, 
in  company  with  his  friends,  Jiockover  and  Land.  His  funeral 
was  preached  in  the  Granby  Street  M.  E.  ( 'hurch  (of  which  he  was 
u  consistent  menilxr),  Sunday  afternoon,  thr  2()th  instant,  bv  Rev. 
D.  S.  Doggett.  This  melancholy  accident  cast  a  <leep  gloom  over 
the  citv. 

July  21st,  Dr.  N.  C.  Whitehead,  ;in  um-IiiI  an.l  dearlv  beloved 
citizen,  departe<l  this  life,  in  the  (Jttli  year  of  his  age.  lie  wa.s  for 
some  time  President  of  the  Farmei-s'  liank  ;  he  acted  a.s  Mayor  of" 
tlie  city  during  the  fever,  upon  the  decease  of  the  lamented  Mayor 
Woodis,  and  was  ever  ready  to  do  a  kind  a<-t.  He  was  a  Ruling 
Elder  in  the  Presbyterian  C'lam-h,  and  was  an  e:u-nest  and  exem- 
plary Christian. 


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Annual  I>t.  Ilev.  Dr.  Charles  Minncj^eriHle  leiuliTCtl  to  the 
litunl  uf 'rru.-^lees  of  Christ  (Kpisetipall  Chiinh  his  resi^nutiun  its 
their  pustur.  lie  resigiatl  t«»  atxept  a  eall  to  JSi.  Paul's  Chureh  in 
l{irhim»ml.  (This  ^ikmI  iiiai)  is  still  the  pasi<u*  »»f  St.  PaulV 
C'hureii  in  Hirhnionii,  and  is  likely  to  e«intinne  as  sncli  as  lon^  a> 
he  liveh.     Tin'  p<'»'ple  (•!'  Norfolk  parte*!  n  ith  him  very  relu«'lantly.  i 

SeplenjUr.  During  the  past  -SnnjnuT  the  jKH»ple  of  Norfolk 
wtre  in!ert>te<l  in  but  three  pnldie  lopirs,  to-wit :  the  proiKjisixl 
City  ^\'ater-^Vorks,  the  m  w  <lo^  la\s,  ami  politics — eaeh  particular 
topii-  Ixinj;  at  times  a  suhjeel  oftxeite«l  <lis<ii>>ioiis  upon  the  strwl^s 
an«l  in  pri\  ate  einh-s.  The  weather  lor  two  month>  was  |)artieu- 
larly  \\aini  aiul  liry,  Imt  the  health  of  the  eonuminity  was  unuhUilly 

gO<  M  i . 

SepiemUr  iNth,  the  ( Kid  Kellows'  Hall  (on  Chnnh  strtvt)  wa- 
formally  deditatnl  in  the  presence  of  a  very  lar^c  (-on^rc Ration  «>f 
citizens  an<l  niemher>  of  the  time-honore<l  Order.  The  <Ktlic:itury 
addri"j-6  was  deliveritl  hy  IJev.  IJro.  J.  C.  MeCal>e,  of  Ikdtiniore, 
and  it  was  pronounced  a  p;rand  and  hrilliant  etlinl. 

Si'ptendxT  2l).  The  Norfolk  and  Portsmouth  JItrahi  this  day 
hoisteil  at  the  head  of  it.>  e«litoriaI  c«»lunins  the  Old  Line  Whij: 
flag,  beariu),'  the  nanus  of  Millard  J-'ilinjore  and  Andrew  J.  Don- 
els<.n,  the  National  W  hii!;  nominees  for  President  and  Vice  l*resi- 
ilent  of  the  I'niteil  States. 

September  .'itith,  the  eelebnited  actor  Mr.  Neafie ap|X'an"<l  at  our 
Thiaire  fi»r  the  lii>t  time.  His  <Uhut  was  mad-  in  the  cliara<ter 
of  Hamlit,  Shaksp(are's  ideal  Printv.  'I'he  house  was  crowded, 
an«l  Mr.  N.  was  well  appreciate<l  ami  applauded.  He  played  here 
nearly  two  wit  ks  upon  this  enpi^ement. 

0»  toUr  Sth,  Dr.  E.  C.  llobiui^on  was  ele<'(ed  Captain  t»f  the 
Norfolk  .Junior  \'olunteers,  I'/ecCapt.  (leor^e  G.  (larrison,  re<"ently 
resifiued. 

October  'JOth,  a  youth  about  15  yeai>  of  ap',  nam(d  Kd^jir 
IJeale,  ae<identally  shot  himself  while  ^unuimr.  He  reix'ivcd 
prompt  and  .-killful  tn-atment  from  Drs.  (inuiier  and  Tunstall,  but 
eould  not  be  <ure<l.     He  die<l  the  following;  day. 

Noveml)cr  1st.  .lust  at  this  time  the  Old  Line  Whirrs  were 
havin^j  a  glorious  time.  "  M'hij;  rallies  "  were  the  order  of  thevlay. 
'J'he  citi/en.s  were  alw>  makinjj  ^rand  pri'parations  for  the  annual 
fair  of  the  Sfal>oar«l  .Vpieidtund  S(Ki»ty. 

NovtmlKT  lltli,the  AimTivan  newspa)Mr  olfnv  wasdestroyctl  by 
(ire.  Mj-sprs.  IJisbie  iV:  Hathaway,  the  proprietors  of  the  paj»cr, 
estimated  their  loss  at  $*J,.VH).     'i'hey  were  nof  insure«l. 

NovendK-r  12th,  the  Agrieultund  Fair  wh-  in  full  bla.st.  A 
large  numUr  of  stran^-rn  were  in  llm  city,  and  the  military  and 
fire  companies?  paraditl  in  full  uniform  throiiLdi  the  principal  streets, 
and  the  fair  grounds. 


Xovfinber  2Glli,  the  Deiiuicrats  !ia<l  a  ^-rand  toivli-lljrhi  prows- 
.-ion  in  honor  of  llic  (.-K't'tioii  of  their  i-andidatc,  Jaiiit-s  IJiichanan, 
as  President.  The  ^Vllip^  looked  upon  the  strne  of  rejoiein^  with 
sad  hearts,  and  no  dtinht  tlionght  liow  happy  they  vvouhl  he  ifsneh 
demonstrations  had  heen^iven  in  honor  of  ]\Ir.  Fillmore's  elwtion. 
[Wonder  what  would  be  the  eondition  of  theeountry  now,  had  Mr. 
Fillmore,  beaten  Mr.  Ikiehanan?] 

Monday  morning,  December  Htli,  a  fire  broke  out  in  a  Iramc 
house  on  Vir<;inia  street,  and  before  the  Hames  eould  be  subdued, 
they  reai-hed  iSt.  Patrick's  Catholic  Church.  The  firemen  worked 
gallantly,  but  their  efforts  were  in  vain;  the  entire  roof  was  soon  in 
a  l)la/e,'and  the  beautiful  building,  one  of  the  finest  architectural 
ornaments  of  the  city,  became  a  mass  of  ruins !  The  church  had 
been  tinisluxl  about  iburteen  years.  It  was  insured  for  81(>,00<i — 
all  the  church  property,  excej)t  the  organ  and  a  few  valuai)lc 
paintings,  was  saved.  One  of  the  destroyed  paintings  represented 
*'the  Assumption,"  and  w^is  a  present  from  Adelaide,  (iueen  of 
France.  Another  burned  painting  represented  "the  Crucilixion," 
ami  was  presented  to  the  church  by  ^liss  Ilerron. 

KIGHTEEN    HUNDRED  AND    FIFTY-SEVEN. 

The  Great  Snow  Storm  and  Freeze. 

January  1st,  a  Corn  Exchange  was  organized  in  the  city  and 
the  lollowing  officers  were  elected  :  President,  James  Gordon, 
Jr.;  Vice-President,  John  1>.  Hardy;  Secretary,  Solomon  Cherry; 
Treasurer,  C.  W.  Granbv  ;  Directors,  C.  W.  Grandv,  John  B. 
Hardy,  Myer  Myers,  Alex.  Bell,  D.  D.  Simmons,  E.  T.  Hardy, 
Sol.  Cheriy  and"  Kader  Jiiggs.  A  committee  was  api)ointed  to 
dralt  by-laws  and  to  make  necessary  arrangements  for  establishing 
a  riading  room. 

January  (jth,  Wm.  Dey  dci)arted  this  life  in  the  l!>th  year  ol"liis 
age.  He  was  a  highly  esteemed,  useful  and  eilicient  member  of 
tliis  community  and  a  consistent  member  of  the  Ba))tist  Church. 

January  I'th,  Peter  P.  Mayo,  one  of  the  oldest  members  ol"  the 
Xorlblk  P>ar,  tleparted  this  life,  in  the  GOth  year  of  his  age.  ( )n 
the  10th  instant  the  members  of  the  Bar  held  a  meeting,  with 
Tazewell  Taylor,  Es(|.,  in  the  chair,  and  adopted  resolutions  of 
res|)ect  to  his  memory. 

January  loth,  the  Trustees  of  the  Nt.rlblk  Academy  held  a 
meeting  and  ado|)ted  resoluti(»ns  of  res|)ect  to  the  memory  of  .lohn 
S.  (iambic,  the  former  Princi}>al  of  the  Aciulemy,  who  die<l  a  short 
time  previcjus  to  the  above  date. 

January  17th,  a  ttl'rible  snow-storm  l)egun  and  continued  inces- 
santly for  two  days.  The  weather  during  the  storm  was  the 
coldc'st  ever  experienced  by  the  oldest  inhal)itant.s,  andthe  sullcring 
iu  this  section  was  beyond  the  description  of  man.  Our  rivers 
were  tightlv  irozen  from  shore  to  shore,  and   wild  ducks  and  geese 


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adiiully  fro/e  to  dtaili  ujkiii  tin-  iff.  Tliis  \\-:i'  the  Utjinniiii:  "f 
ihi-  >ovi'rfst  winter  tliat  tin-  people  of  N'irfiinia  lainl  in  fart  «»1*  the 
ulmle  I'niteil  Stat<-s)  j-ver  ex|>erietjeMl.  For  tlu"  tirst  time  sincv 
\s:U)  the  jHHijtle  of  Norfolk  ami  I'ortstiionth  i»a>v'M-«l  f'ntrn  one  <'ity 
to  the  other  upon  the  uf  in  the  fiarl>or.  During'  the  seven-  storm 
on  the  IMth  instant  the  pon*h  of  Colonel  Myer  Myers'  hons«-, 
frontint;  on  Freemason  (corner  of  Bank),  was  Mown  down  :  the 
steeple  of  tho  Freema-son  Street  liaptist  ("hunh  ri-<eivetl  >-nih 
injuries  as  to  cause  serious  alarm  from  rtsitlents  of  its  vicinity  ;  the 
tin  roofs  of  the  City  Hall  and  ( )tld  I'ellows'  Hall  were  rip|»eil 
from  their  places  and  Mown  into  the  stn-efs.and  many  chimneys  in 
various  parts  of  tlu-  town  were  tumMc«l  to  the  ground. 

.laniiary  'Jlid,  the  city  ferrv  ste-.i'ner  "  Hunter  \V<MMlis  "  sucx-*"*"*!!-*! 
in  t'nrcinj:  a  passi^p-  through  the  ice  from  this  city   to  Portsmouth. 

January  lioth,  the  weather  was  the  (x>ldcst  oi  the  s«is,,n,  and 
navi^^ation  in  the  harlxir  was  com|>letely  stopper).  The  ice  ovt-r 
the  det'pest  water  between  here  and  l*ortsmonth  was  asf-ertaine*!  to 
be  eijfht  inches  thick  by  actual  nieasun'ment.  Piussen^ers  from 
New  York  by  the  .steamer  Hoanoke,  Captain  Skinner,  c:ime  from 
<  )M  i'oint  to  Norfolk  on  the  ice.  Thi"  lady  |>:i.Hs<Mi^er8  were  drawn 
upon  a  sleigh.  During  this  freiv.e  the  distance  (in  a  direct  line) 
from  the  ferry  wharf  at  the  foot  of  Market  s<piare  to  the  ferry  do<»k 
in  Portsmouth,  at  the  foot  of  Hii:h  street,  was  meaHureil  and  fonn«l 
to  1)0  exactly  ttrr/rr  htindnd  (in<{  sijii^-our  i/nnl/<  (iJui  tim  fcrt — 
nearly  thriH'-(juart<'rs  of  a  mile. 

January  *J«)th,  two  p-ntlcmen  cml»arke»l  u|M)n  tin-  ice  at  Stone 
Hridj;o  in  a  one-horse  sleigh,  and  ilroveall  around  the  vessels  at  the 
naval  anchonigc. 

January  '28th,  the  wesither  had  moderatt>«|  consideniblv,  and  a 
jiassii^e  way  was  cut  through  the  i(r  for  the  ferrA-lniat-s  to  run  lo 
I'ortsiinmth.  The  wi«:ither  (^Mitinueil  to  grow  mihler  after  this 
until  this  ic«'  blcM-kade  was  raise<l  U'tween  here  and  Hampton 
Roads. 

March  'J4tli.  the  corner-stone  of  the  new  ('afholic  Chun-h  (St. 
Mary's)  was  laid  :it  the  corner  of  Holt  an<l  ( 'hapel  street.s,  Bishop 
Mc<  i  ill,  of  Richmond,  performing  the  aifustttmiHhx'remonies,  assisUtI 
l>y  Father  Mathew  <)'Keefe.  pastor  of  the  church  iu  thi-  <  ity.  an  J 
Father  Plunkett,  t»f  the  Port.smouth  chun^h. 

April  iMh,  the  thin!  annual  me<'ting  of  the  st^nkholders  of  the 
Norfolk  and  Peter-burg  Railro*«l  was  held,  when  I)r.  Francis 
Mallory  was  nnanimously  rcH>lected  !is  Pns<i<lent,  and  Messp^. 
William  T.  Harrison  and  John  F.  L>>yle  were  el«<<'tetl  as  I)ire«'tors, 
The  Pn^-ident  and  Chief  Fngine^T  submitt*^!  their  annual  re|>ort.s. 
which  sJiowe<l  that  the  work  on  the  n»ad  was  prog^^^.sing  nipitlly 
anil  siiti.sfactorily.  The  i/rrr;/«/ of  the  Idth  ot  A|>ril  said  :  "The 
rejwrt  of  Chief  Engineer  Mahone  was  a  luminous  an<l  able  d(KU- 


JAMES  W.   CILIVIER, 

HEALKH  IX 

Hats,  Caps  ?  Ladies'  Furs 

14S  MAIN^  STREET, 
Head  of  Market    Square,    Norfolk,   Virginia. 


li.  SrAiLDiXG.  Elias  K.  GlY. 

SI>A.TJLT>INa  &  GUY, 

PRACTICAL  PLUMBERS 

STEAM  AND  GAS  FITTERS, 

NO.    28    BANK  STREET,    NORFOLK,    VIRGINIA, 


W.  H.  Taylor.  T.  E.  Elliott.  J.  H.  Watters. 

TAYLOR,  ELLIOTT  &  WATTERS, 

IMPORTKU-  ANIf  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN 

H  A  B  B  W^^  A.  B  B  , 

CUTLERY,  GUNS,  &C., 

CORNER  OF   MAINSTRKFT  AM)   MARKET  SQUARE. 
NORFOLK,    VIRGINIA. 


JOHN  C.  HAYNES  &  CO., 

\Vholrs;ilr  :iii<l    li4  (ail  Dralt-n-   in 

IMS,  COff[ES,  PAMIiy  mam  and  SHIP  SIOfi[S, 

No.  \i  liANK  >IKi:i:i.   .\(>KlM>l.K.    \A. 

{\  F.  (;Ki;i:N\V(»i»i>.  ri;i;i>.  <iKi:i:N\v<K»i> 

"THE    CASKET.** 

C.  F.  CREESAiWOOD  &  BRO., 

WATCHMAKERS  and  JEWELERS. 

NO.    l-.N  M.\iN   SlUKKI",  NoKFOiJv,   VA. 
i.u:(;i:sT  sToKi:  ANitsHMK  ixniKf  irv  and  i.«>wi:<t  ruicKs. 

\V:it<-Ii(x,  C'hxks  and  .Iiwdrv  n-pairol  in  llu'  Ix-t  niaumr. 

K.  V.  WJIiri  •        Coiwuhinfr  timl 

(■n\<    -ll!:i>i  |>|  l;    ,  ,      M;>rihc  KnirinciT*. 

E.  V.  WHITE  (fcCO., 

M  \M    lACi  TliKK^"   AdKN  IS. 

RyMLROAD.  STEAMBOAT  AND  MILL  SUPPLIES. 

IKON,  STKKL,  OILS.  I'AIMS.  AND  coKHA*.!:. 

Steam   Knj;ino«,  I^ilprs,  Tools  and   ^[a<«l^in«•^\•.   Bfldnj;,  I'ackinir. 

JjiXCK   Ii<«:itlior,  C'o|)|XT    Rivets   an<i   Hnrs,  (Jntn    an<l    T/atluT 

Hose,  Wronnlit  In»n  l*i|>e  ami  Filtinj;s. 

(H'.hr  Valve**,  Steam  (^>cl^».  \Vliir*t|->s.  Oil  Cnp^.  Waste.  KiU^.  Lmnps. 

Lantern''.  White  nn'l  1{<-'1  LenHji,  Bo|t<«.  Nuts*,  and  Wa,<»herf«. 

.NO.  \-i  (()MMp:k('Ial  i:()W.  near  ferry  wharf, 

N(  )i:i(  »LK.    \'  \. 


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nient  ;  not  only  valuaMe  and  interesting;  for  tlie  voluinr  of  infor- 
juatioii  it  contained,  bnt  hii^lily  creditahlo  as  a  comijosition." 

April  I'tli,  the  Atlantic  Flour  Mill  was  destroyed  hy  liro. 
Dr.  N.  ('.  SUiniier,  its  sofr  jn-oprictor,  cstiinak'd  the  co'Jt  of  the 
l)nildin<x,  niaehinerv,  cVrc,  at  SslO,()()0.  The  jiropertv  was  insured 
for  only  .Sl20,00l». 

June  8th,  Alexander  A.  Martin,  a^cd  G9  years,  departed  this 
life.  He  was  an  upright  citizen,  and  a  faithful  Christian  of  the 
Methodist  persuasion. 

June  24t!i,  tliere  was  niudi  exeilement  in  the  city  over  the 
nnmieipal  election.  The  WIul^s  and  Democrats  each  had  a  full 
ticket  in  the  field,  and  the  contest  wasstul)l)orn  and  close.  Victory 
j)ereheil  upon  the  Whij:;  banner,  ani  that  party  was  once  more 
ha|ipv  and  contented. 

October  the  3rd,  of  this  year,  the  Xorf  >lk  Dai/  Book,  "n  strictly 
Neutral  Daily  Evening  penny  Paper,"  was  first  issued  to  the  ])ublic 
— John  R.  Hathaway,  editor  and  proj>rictor,  and  Thomas  O.  Wise, 
publisher. 

Xoveudier  13(h,  the  stockholders  of  the  Albemarle  and  Chesa- 
peake Canal  Co  npany,  n)et  at  their  office  in  this  city,  and  elected 
the  f  )llowing  olficers  :     Marshall  Parks,  Esq.,  President.  Directors^, 

B.  T.  Simmons,  of  North  Carolina;  Thos.  V.  Webb,  of  V^irginia; 
James  Gordon,  of  Virgniia;  Addison  M.  Bu.rt,  of  New  York  ;  J. 
Cary  Weston,  of  Virginia;  L,  H.  Chandler,  of  Virginia. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Seal)oard  Agricultural  Society,  held  on  the 
12th  November,  Josej)!)  T.  Granburv,  of  Perquimons  coinily,  N. 
C.,  was  elected  President;  ^lessrs.  George  W.  Camp  and  (J.  F. 
Anderson,  Secretaries,  and  John  E.  Doyle,  Esq.,  Treasurer;  W.  H. 

C.  Lovilt,  Esq.,  chairman  of  Executive  Committee. 
November  bSrh,   Mag<:;ie  Mitchell,    the  actress,  made    her   tirst. 

ajij)earence  before  a  Norf()lk  audience,  and  was  rcceive(l  with  great 
debght. 

Decend)er  1st,  Ex-President  Franklin  Pierce  and  lady  arrived 
in  the  city.  Th(>  following  day  they  visited  the  Uuited  States  <hips 
Pennsylvania  and  Powhatan,  when  a  national  salute  was  lircd  in 
honor  of  the  distinguished  visit. 

Dccetnl)er  .'>()th,  tlienew  PostoHici,'  at  the  new  Customhousi^,  was 
duly  christened  by  Postmaster  A.  M.  \'au'ihan.  December  31st, 
total  nund)cr  of  deaths  in  the  citv  for  the  mojith,  ')() — 10  whites 
and  11  blacks. 

EIGIITKEN   mWDRED  AND  FIFTY-KKJUr. 

•lamiary  3rd,  a  colorcfl  woman  named  Jane  John-on,  fell  Into 
the  river  while  attempting  to  get  aboard  the  steain"r  Jami'stown, 
and  came  near  being  drowned.  She  was  saved  by  her  "Sunday 
hooj)  skenrt,"  which  she  said  kept  her  "a  swimmin'  'till  dat  dare 
gemmau   (Mr.    Roberts,  second   mate  of  the  -;t(anuT)  flung   me  de 


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lino,  wliiih  I  cntili  :m»l  liilt  on  t<»  'li'II  (ley  pnlldl  nic  on  de  lantl.'' 
.Jane  wa-.  very  inucli  ^ri;;llt^•n(^l,  hut  was  luiwl  in  Itt-r  *'l)U^-inj;s  on 
li(M»|>  skfaits." 

J'\l>rnaiy  l!Mli,  Litiumant  (ii-mnil  \\'itirnl<l  S-ott,  l'.  S.  A, 
arrived  lii-ri-  in  the  straintT  CoHtv,  Captain  M«( 'a-rick,  fnun  OKI 
Point,  and  took  «jnartti-s  at  tlif  National  Hot»I.  Tlure  \v:i.s  no 
pnltlic  (K'tnon>tration  niadr  in  honor  <»!' tlit-  (lihtinj^nislu-*!  Virginian, 
as  lu'  lia«l  to  (K'part  lor  Kiilitnond  early  tlic  m-xt  morning. 

Krhniary  li'tli,  tin-  rails  oltli.'  N«.rlolk  and  IVttTslxir^'  Kailroad 
wt-ri'  hrin^  laid  on  tlK'd»'|>ot  j^rounds  on  **  iinunldr's  I'oint,"  and 
oast  ond  of  Wido  Water  street. 

I'elirnary  'Jl>t,  tlie  N.  L.  A.  liluos,  nndor  (-onintand  of  (aptuin 
Tliorn.-L-^  .1.  ('or|)n\v,  left  lor  Ivieliniond  in  the  steamer  (ilen  Cove, 
to  partiei|)ate  with  the  Kiehniond  military  in  honorinir  the  ;' glorious 
Twenty-S-eond  ''  ami  to  attend  the  inan^iinition  and  unv<'iliii<:  of 
the  ^^'a^hin;;ton  statue.  The  lilues  were  eso<»rted  to  the  hont  l»y  the 
Indi|M'ndent  (ireys,  Captain  V.  D.  Cironor.  On  the  morning  <»t' 
the  .sime  day  (Sunday )  the  Ii;dlimore  City  (jitanls.  Captain  J.  V. 
Warner,  arrived  in  this  city  on  hoard  the  steamer  Cioorj^ia.  Thov 
won- met  hy  the  Norli>lk  dnniors,  Captain  K.  C  Hohinson,  an«l 
eseorted  to  the  .Juniors' drill-ro(»m,  where  spoixhes  an<l  rofri'shmonts 
weri' a«lministered  "  in  hrokon  doso"-."  .\t  11  o'ehn'k  A.  M.  ihe-so 
two  eompanii's  attendt^l  divine  service  in  a  ImmIv  at  the  Frcn-nuLson 
Striet  liaptist  Chureli,  aiul  then  returne«l  to  the  drill-room  and 
partook  ol'an  elojxant  dinner.  At  .*i  <»'eloek  f.  M.  the  two  oompanies 
marehed  to  the  steann'r  (leorLria  and  «lopartetl  l!tr  Iliehmond.  The 
liiilependent  (iroys,  Captain  V.  1).  (ironer,  left  I'or  Kiehiuond  that 
ni^ht    on    hoard    the  steanwr  .lamotown.      Many  of  our  private 

<'iti/,(ns  aeeompanied  the  military   lH>ys  to   Kiehiii 1  on  this  trip. 

nnd  they  will  never  forget  the  gre:»t  erowd,  hu-tle,  oonlusi<m,  had 
wi-atiier  and  i  neon  von  ienoes  they  oneountere<l  on  that  meuionihle 
d.iy.  (  Whenever  this  writer  looU.s  upon  that  eipiestrian  statue  of 
\\'ashin;iton  ho  n-nu-mlKis  that  it  was  tlu-  lirst  time  he  over  sjiw  » 
Norlldk  soldier  in  uniform.  He  al»o  n'mond>ors  how  the  ladies  of 
Kiflunond  complimented  the  Norlidk  companies  u|Nin  their  han<l- 
H)me  and  martial  ap|iearance  as  ihey   mareheil  throuirh  the  town). 

March  olh,  the  warelumse  >i<t.  1  I  Koanoke  scpiare,  oeeupie<l  hy 
.1.  (i.  I'ollanl,  and  the  one  No.  l.J,  oeeupie«l  hy  ^iessrs,  Jcs.'h'  Jones 
iV:  Co.,  were  <lama;;»Ml  hy  fire  to  the  amotuit  ofahoui  $15,<XK),  I>^ssh 
nearly  covereti  hy  insuran*-*'.  (This  was  the  lire  at  which  the  lire- 
nion  had  sueh  an  excitini;  "  frei*  li;xht.") 

March  I»th,  the  snow  was  over  one  f<M)t  deep  and  our  citizen.** 
onjoynl  shi;;h  riding  to  their  hmrt.s'  cxmtent. 

March  iSth,  the  WtMnlis  Killemen.a  new  military  companv, 
perfeete<l  its  r)rganiz;»lion  and  elected  Wm.  Lamh,  K-<|.,  as  Captain. 
Captain  Liimh  ae(*eptcil  the  honor  in  a  hundsonie  .s|>ccch. 


Marcli  25tli,  tho  accompli.-lu'tl  actress,  Miss  iNlai-y  Devlin  (aficr- 
Manls  married  to  Edwin  Booth,  Ksci-,  and  died  in  1<S(]2)  a|)|)carcd 
at  our  theatre  as  (iraco  Harkaway,  in  IJoiiccicault's  heautifiil 
coiiudv  of  London  Assurance.  She  was  supjiorted  by  the  following 
well  UiMwn  actors  from  Ford's  Ilolichiy  Street  Tlieatre,  in  lialti- 
inore,  to  wit  :  Messrs.  Charles  J>ass,  J.  JJ.  Stndley,  Jas.  Harrison, 
Stuart  Uohson,  S.  E.  Browne  and  that  most  charmin<r  of '<  OJ(l 
Ladie*,"  Mrs.  Helen  Mnz/.y.  Miss  Devlin's  enuauement  lasted 
two  weeks,  and  her  audiences  were  larire  and  t'ashionaltle  ea(;h 
nitiht.      Her  rece]>tion  in  London  Assurance  was  a  perftH-t  ovation. 

March  oOth,  the  Chief  Enojineer  of  the  i?ort()lk  and  Petersburg 
Railroad  announced  that  frei<;ht  would  be  received  for  transporta- 
tion to  Sutiblk  and  other  j>oints  between  here  and  there. 

April  Lst.  "  For  several  days  past  the  "Peak  Family,  of  Swiss 
Bell  Ringers,"  have  been  delightinsji;  the  people  of  Norfolk,  with 
their  elegant  parlor  entertainments  at  Johnson's  Hall.  Notwith- 
standing the  attractions  at  tlie  theatre,  the  Bell  Ringers  ha\e  had 
full  aufliences  every  night  during  their  stay  here." 

December  2i*th,  the  Councils  iuet  in  joint  session  and  ado[)tc(l  the 
following  resolution,  to-wit  :  ''  Resolved,  That  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee are  hereby  authorized  to  purchase  from  the  Norfolk  and 
Petersburg  Railroad  Comj)any  any  number  not  exceetling  five 
hundred  and  fifty  shares  of  the  guaranteed  six  per  cent,  stock  of 
said  Comj)any  ;  provided,  such  purchase  can  be  made  by  anv  means 
not  involving  increased  taxation  on  the  city  of  Norfolk."  This 
i-esolution  wa.s  opposed  by  Councilmeu  IJelote  and  liluford,  but  was 
finally  adopted  by  a  small  majority. 

ei(;hti:kx  iiundrei)  and  fifty-nink. 

.lauuary  4th,  Ex-President  John  Tyler  arrived  hcrt;  from  his 
Home  in  Ciiarfes  Ci*y  county,  and  took  rooms  at  the  National  Hotel. 

January  »ith,  the  first  boat  j)assed  through  the  Albemarle  and 
( 'hesa|)eakc  Canal.  It  was  the  barge  Enterprise,  from  Wilmington, 
Delaware.  She  w;i.s  towed  through  by  the  comj)any's  steamer 
(  alypso. 

January  I2tli,  the  remains  of  the  people  from  Philadel|)hia,  who 
di(Ml  here  and  in  Portsmouth  with  yellow  fever  in  \S~)'),  were 
taken  up  and  sent  to  that  city  for  burial.  Those  who  died  here 
were  Herman  Kierson,  AL  D.;  Thomas  Craycroft,  student  ;  Thomas 
W,  Handy,  druggist  ;  A.  J.  Thompson,  di-uggi<t.  Those  who  dicil 
in  Portsmouth  were  Dr.  Ctjurtland  ( "ole  ;  E.  R.  Barrett,  student  ; 
E.  P.  Miller,  druggist  ;  Fred.  Murfeldt,  cupper  and  leecher  ;  R. 
W.  Graham,  Singleton  Mercer,  Willian  Herson,  Mi-s,  Olive  Whit- 
tier  and  Miss  Lucy  Johnson,  nurses.  The  remains  of  these  noble 
people  were  escorted  to  the  steamer  by  the  Howard  Association, 
the  Riflemen,  the  Masons,  Odd  Fellows,  and  a  large  number  of 
citizens,  who  joineil  in  the  procession  in  testimony  of  their  grateful 


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remcmberanoe  of  tliose  who  devotttl  iliiir  oiarj^ies  ami  ffxvt!  iht-ir 
livrs  lo  the  (iiuxe  <»f  sufTi-riiii;  liiitiianity. 

Si.mlav  murninj;,  Jaimaiv  ."JOih,  tlio  htwwner  Gt'orj^ia  arrive*  1  in 
our  liarlmr  and  hninj^lit  the  startlinj;  intclli^rntf  ».f  the  humin'r  of 
the  htranier  North  Caiolina,  on  the  previcuiH  (hiv,  wliilfoi^  htr 
pa-sa^ji*  from  iJahiniore  to  this  t-ity.  Thr  unrortunatt-  st^inier  had 
2<)  jta.-v<onjr<  r>  on  hoar<i,all  of  whom  ocjiptil  nnhnrt,  s:ivc'  thr  Hi-v. 
Mr.  Curtis,  a  liapiist  minister  I'rom  Stiiith  Carolina,  and  Isaae 
Walters,  the  eoloied  stewanl  of  the  boat.  Tlie  lire  iKxiirretl  aUiut 
2  oVloek  at  nij;ht,  in  one  of  the  npjxr  state-rooms,  while  the  Ixwt 
wasahouthve  mih-^  hehiw  the  Smitl/s  Point  Lij^ht-lniat.  Amonj: 
the  passen-^tMS  were  -even  hidiis  who  harely  es<':i|Ktl  in  lh«  ir  nij;ht 
el«»lh«-s.  One  of  the  hidies  threw  Ijer  intant  overlniard  and  Jnm|«-<! 
after  it — her  hn^hand  at  onee  |iliiny;ed  in  to  .-ave  them,  ami  the 
^alhint  Captain  ILnry  Fitz;:erald,or  NorHdU,  also  went  overboard 
to  assist  the  devotetl  hnshand  anti  fither  in  s:ivin;;  tl«e  lives  of  his 
dear  ones,  who  were  ilrawn  into  the  life-hoats  almost  lifeless*,  hwl 
Kived  I  After  Mr.  Crapon  and  his  wife  ami  ehild  were  safely  in 
the  Ixiaf,  Capt-iin  Fil/.;rerald  saw  another  lady  jump  into  the  water, 
and  he  also  saved  her  life.  This  Iieroie  citizen  wa-  a  p:iK-enj;er  on 
hoanl  the  lH)at,  and  lost  evirythinu'  he  ha<l  with  him.  The  eoin- 
niander  of  the  h-at  was  Captain  .laims  Cannon,  who  was  the  last 
per-on  to  have  the  swuv  of  contla^^ralion. 

Mr.  NViii.  Denhy,  Jr.,  of  this  city,  who  was  arouseil  fromslumher 
by  till  stoj)piiijr  oi"  tin-  steamer,  juin|)ed  n|)  and  hastily  awoke  his 
fiisler,  who  was  sleejiin;;  in  the  ne-\t  n)om  ;  they  sean-ely  had  lime 
to  es«ape  the  llames — she  havinj;  to  leave  all  her  clothes  except 
those  in  which  she  slept.  Mr.  Di-nby  snei'ce<leil  in  launchin'::  a 
Iwat  from  the  hnrric:ine  dtvk,  and  as  s«M)n  as  it  pas.sed  the  j;nar«ls, 
eighteen  jK-rsons  jnm|KHl  into  it.  Miss  Denby  wai>  the  last  to  get 
in,  having  eonrai;c«')iisly  waited  until  her  brother  was  ready  to 
retx'ive  her.  Mr.  Dcnby  was  hij^hly  contplimente*!  for  his  I'tMilness 
and  pri>ince  of  miml  in  that  trying  time,  and  to  him  many  persons 
were  indebteil  H>r  .suing  their  lives. 

When  the  passengers  and  crew  were  safely  in  tin*  lioats,  they 
pulhil  f >r  the  Light-boat,  where  they  remainetl  until  the  steamer 
I.oi-ust  Point  came  along  and  to<»k  them  to  Old  P<»int,  where  they 
embarki^l  on  the  GtN»r^i.i  an»l  were  brought  to  t'n-  >>■;.  Uev. 
Mr.  Curtis  and  the  steward,  Walters,  were  snpp-  Uru 

Inuiutl,  :is  their  bMi;,-  A.  IV  never  s<xMi  again.      1  r  was 

buri.rd    to  the  w.i  ami  the  total   loss  sustained   i)y  the 

dp  ,  I'll  disi.»ler  \  '.dat    ?85,(MK)— nothing  was    s;ivt-<l 

I  what  the  passengei-s  lH)re  on  their  ihtsous. 
t  of  passengers  <m  the  ill-fite<l    North  Carolina,    wa,«»  afl 
fulU»v\.-,  :     Dr.  J.  li.  Trou|)  and  two<laughtcr^,  Parian,  (ia.;  U.  H. 
Northrop,  Pioneer  Mills,  N.  C;    Thomas  W.  Field,  Gloucester 


Omrt-lioiise,  Va.;  E.  Clavlon  ami  hulv,  Tx-aiilort,  X.  C;  Iv.  J. 
Greuorv.  Goldslx.ro,  N.  C";  .1.  Luivli  (boy),  Pliilack-lpliia  ;  R.  A. 
Craijr,  •K»lin  A.  Green  and  Win.  Ji.  Parks,  Baltiinoie;  -John  A. 
lM)vden,  Salishnrv,  X.  C;  Dr.  JdIiu  (i.  Ricvcs.  ]Mlgec(jiiil)  C'nunty, 
N.'C. ;  E.  ir.  iJivoly,  WiUianishurjr,  Va.;  S.  T.  Hartt,  United 
Stairs  X'avv  ;  11.  Mathews,  l^oston,  ^Fa^s.;  Peter  Adams,  Greens- 
boro, X.(\";  Mat.  W.  Ayl\vin,P(Mtsnioutl.  ;  D.  A.  Wieker,  Ralei-li, 
X'.  C;  H.  Gra[i»»M,  wife  and  ehild,  and  Miss  Mary  A.  Ijryan, 
Wilnn'niTton,  X.  C;  Rev.  Dr.  Curtis,  Chester,  S.  C;  Henry  Fitz- 
gerald, Wni.  Denhy  and  sisb-r,  an<l  Miss  Mary  Thompson,  Xorlolk. 

The  ofHeers  and  crew  of  the  l)oat  were  as  follows:  James 
Cannon,  Captain  ;  Lloyd  B.  Parkers,  Purser  ;  James  Marshall  and 
Thonnts  J.  P.  Walker,  Mates  ;  X'oah  Bratt  and  James  Brownley, 
Engineers;  Isaac  Williamson,  Mail  Agent;  Edward  Chamoerlaine, 
Express  Agent  ;  Isaac  Watters  (colored),  Steward;  and  several 
colored  waiters  and  lal)orers — all  of  whom  were  saved — except 
Watters. 

Upon  arriving  in  our  poi't,  the  ])assengors  of  the  North  Carolina 
were  supplied  with  all  necessaries,  through  the  kindness  and 
sympathy  of  the  Xorlblk  and  Portsmouth  people,  and  fur  which, 
resolutions  of  thanks  were  tendered  in  meetiug  assembled — thanks 
were  also  voted  to  the  olHcers  ajid  crew  of  the  steamer,  and  to  other 
persons,  for  their  services  in  saving  so  many  ]>recioi:s  lives. 

Fel)ruary  11th,  the  Democrats  met  in  Ashland  Hall  to  ratifv 
the  nomination  of  Hon,  John  Letcher  and  Hon.  Robert  L.  Mon- 
tague for  the  otlices  of  Governor  and  Lieutenant  Governor  of  the 
Slate.  William  Lamb,  Esq.,  presided  over  the  meeting,  and  Wil- 
liam 1'].  Foster,  Es(|.,  acted  as  Secretary.  The  nomiralion  (tf  Hon. 
John  Randolph  Tucker,  for  Att')rney  General,  was  also  ratified. 

February  18th,  the  (old)  CM  Fellows'  Mall  on  Wolfe  street 
(now  Wasliington  .street),  at  the  head  ol'  Avon  street,  was  entirely 
destroyed  by  fire.  This  buihling  was  creeted  in  1828  by  William 
H.  Maxwell,  J'^sq.,  and  was  arranged  lor  and  used  il)r  several 
vears  as  a  Lvceum.  In  l8"j'.>  it  was  j)urchas-d  bv  \\'ashin<rton  and 
Latliyette  Lodges,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  Ibr  the  sum  of  .S2"()()0.  This  Order 
spent  about  85,()0l)  in  improving  it,  and  then  injured  it  lor  8-3,000. 
At  the  time  it  was  burneil  it  wa-;  used  as  a  Jewish  Synagogue  and 
Temiierance  Hall.  Cajitain  Young  also  taught  a  school  in  one  of 
tiie  basement  rooms,  am;  all  of  his  books  and  school  fixtures  were 
<le.-troyed.     The  lire  was  evidently  the  work  of  an  incendiary. 

February  2Jd.  This  anniversary  was  appropriately  observed  by 
our  military  companies.  It  was  also  the  fn>t  anniversary  day  of 
the  Woodis  RiHemen,  Captain  \\'illiam  Lrunb,  and  that  eom|)any 
gave  a  grand  feast  in  the  Bhies'  Armory,  where  a  large  number  of 
invited  guests  assembled  and  enjoyed  the  fe.-stive  occasion.     Among 


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tin-  many  (oants  olU-nil  (linin>:   tin-  t-vniiii;:   \v:i-  ilif  fiillnwiiii;  (<» 
•*TllK  ILaDIH*  ok  NollFul.K  :" 

"One  tiKuii  tu  iliem  i>>  due— 

Their  virliiiii  nnd  their  chartiiH  ; 
KviT  dear  and  true 

In  |'f:u •^  <»r  war's  alarni*  ; 
Still  ndniirol.  whi-m-vi-r  «vvu. 
In  ttrout  <.ri-rih<'lin«-." 

(This  r-ciitiiiKiit  waM  ri'S|vniile<l  tol>y  our  '^ihh\  ^,\^\  frit  im1  ('olurifl 
(uMir^f  NViLHliinirtcm  C':itn|»,  wUn  was  al  that  tiiiir,  a.s  hi-  is  iiuw,  a 
gri'Ut  admirtT  Df'tlK*  tairsj-x). 

Sarali  Malloiv,  a  (•••lornl  woman  who  Kt'lou-rtHl  to  tht-  otatf  of 
( 'aptaiii  .laiiu's  (JilluTt,  «Kt«asf<l,  tliinl  on  the  22*1  instant  at  the 
advanoil  a^e  of  (»Me  hiin<lr<tl  and  twenty  yearv — thi>  w:ts  known 
to  1)*'  her  iKil  aire,  ami  no  mi>lake.  She  had  always  Ih>«h  a  faitlifnl 
fiervanl,  an<l  «lie<l  re^jH-ctcd  and  re<;rette«l  hy  all  who  knew  her, 
both  white  antl  lihuk.  She  had  thelar;;(st  fnn<i\nl  |ti.Kr«-ioji  that 
ever  took  |)la<e  from  the  Hell  Church, 

Mareh  Mth,  Major  Rohert  \\  .  Bowilen.one  of  our  esteemcil  an<l 
valultle  citizens.  <le|)artotl  this  life  in  the  ')'Jd  year  of  his  ;ufe.  At 
the  time  of  his  death  !.«•  was  Ca-hier  of  the  liank  of  N'ir^inia  in 
this  citv.  lie  died  at  the  resident'  of  his  brother,  \\'.  F.  liowden, 
11-(|.,  in  I'rinee  (ieorj^e  county,  near  I'etershur;:,  where  he  had  ^one 
to  recuperate  his  failin<;  health.  He  was  a  f«»rnjer  ( "aptain  of  the 
Nortidk  Liudit  Artillery  Jilue.s,  and  his  remains  were  hurijsl  with 
military  honors,  in  the  |)re>en<e  of  a  larp'  c<tnc«»urse  (»f  sorrowinir 
friends  and  relatives. 

March  1  1th.  .ludirc  \'t'>jia>ian  Kllis,  iathcr  of  our  c-l(^'med  ami 
talented  town-man,  W .  II.C  I'dlis,  1><|..  departed  tliis  liil' at  hi> 
rc.-idcMce  in  ^^'ashinLrton. 

March  .']nth,th.'  new  -tcamcr  Adelaide,  of  the  ( )Id  Hay  Line,  ar 
rivnl  in  this  harbor  totakctho  j>lae<'of  the  lost  steamer  .\orth  Car- 
olina, on  the  Norfolk  ami  Haltimore  route.      All  the  olliors  of  the 
Morth  (  arolina  were  assigned  to  duty  on  her. 

Monday  evening;,  October  .id,  l.S*)!).  a  larp- audieiuv  asxinblni 
at  tlu'  Tln-atre  to  welcome  the  third  app^inince  iu  Norfolk  of  the 
talented  aet<»rs,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  D.  W.  Waller.  The  play  was  Ham- 
let, and  the  evening's  entertainment  w.-l- delij^htful.  [As  we  have 
previously  state<l,  our  theatre  was  first  c:tlled  "'I'he  Norfolk  \'arie- 
ties."  In  1H'>7  the  name  wa.s  chan)ied  to  "Odd  Fellows'  Hall,"' 
nnd  when  the  Wallers  eommeneo*!  the  onpiirement  al)ove  n*ferre<l 
to,  the  phu'e  was  a«lvertis<^Ml  for  the  first  time  a.s  "TheOjxn*  Hoilsc" 
— bv  which  nann"  it  is  now  familiarly  known.] 

Tiusilay  evening,  OctoIxT  11th,  ^I^.  Frank  Chanfntu.the  eele- 
bnitfd  conuMlian,  commencitl  an  enpi^ement  of  six  night^i  at  the 
0]>era  House. 

CK'tolxT  lJ<th,  the  military  companies  of  N(»rfolk  and  I'ortMUfiufh 


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oftm'd  tlu'iv  services  to  Gov.  Wise,  to  aid  in  su)>|)ressin!:i;  tli(^  .lolin 
lii-owii  iiisuiTcctitiii  at  lIai'iH>r's  Fcny,  hut  tlu'ir  services  wi'vv  not 
iiecied. 

October  2-'{(l,  Win,  \V.  L;vml>,  l'-"^*!.,  was  iippoiiiled  a  director  of 
the  Xortldk  ami  Petei-sburi;  liuilroad  ('oni!)any,  by  the  Board  of 
l*td)lie  Works,  r/cr.Jno.  I>.  W'luteliead,  Es(|.,  resigned. 

( )ctober  31st,  "the  wonderfully  talented  Marsh  ehildrenOelightcd 
tlu'  people  of  this  city  by  their  verv  extraordinarv  theatrical  pcr- 
t'orinances. 

November  Tith.  "The  lifth  annual  exhibition  of  the  Seal)oard 
Ai:;ricultural  Society  has  been  open  since  the  7th  instant,  and  closes 
to-day."  On  the  KHh  instant  a  tournument  took  phu-eat  the  Fair 
Grounds,  Twenty  Knii^hts  enuaiicd  in  the  friendly  contest-  The 
<'har>:x.'  was  delivered  by  L,  II.  ChandU'r,  Esq.  Mr.  Geo.  K.Good- 
ridii'c,  Kniiiht  of  Hiawatha,  won  the  first  honor,  but  resijrned  it  to 
I'aptain  W.  II.  ^[oroan,  of  the  Lexington  (V.  M.  I.)  Cadets,  who 
^•rowned  Mis^  Lucy  Walters,  of  this  city,  as  (^ueen  of  L(»ve  and 
lUanty. 

Mr.  R.  r>.  liaylor,  Kni}2,ht  ol'the  Silver  Star,  selected  Miss  Cow- 
<lery,  of  Norfolk,  as  First  Maiil  of  Honor. 

Mr.  J.  C.  Friend,  Kni<j;ht  of  Petersburg,  named  Miss  Ayrcs,  of 
Brooklyn,  N-  Y.,  as  Second  Maid  of  Honor. 

Mr.  F.  F.  Goodridge,  Knight  of  the  Old  Dominion,  named  Miss 
Webb,  of  Portsmouth,  as  Third  Maid  of  Honor. 

Novend)er  20th,  our  esteemed  townsnuin,  ("ol.  N.  C  King  fof 
King  cV:  Toy,  druggists)  departed  this  life.  He  had  filled  the  posts 
of  Colonel  of"  tlu'  Fifty-fourth  Regiment,  Chief  Kngineei*  of  the 
h'ire  Department,  and  various  other  oHiees  of  trust,  with  ert'dit  t(t 
liimself  and  honor  to  the  community. 

Novend)er  2(jth,  Col.  E.G.  Robinson  (54th  Regiment)  received  a 
telegraphicdispatcli  from  Gov.  Wise,  orderingone  company  ofsoldiers 
from  thiscity  and  one  from  our  sister  city  of  Portsmouth,  to  Charles- 
town,  \'a.,  near  Harper's  Ferry,  to  do  duty  while  the  notorious  John 
Brown  and  his  allies  wi-re  being  trii-d  for  treason  and  insurrection- 
ary acts.  Acx-ordiniily,  C«il.  Robins<tn  ordered  the  Woodis  Rille- 
men,  Ca|)tain  Wni.  Land),  and  the  National  Grays,  of  Porismouth, 
I'aptain  Deans,  to  be  ready  to  start  f<>r  the  scene  of  action. 
This  caused  great  excitement  in  the  city — particularly  among  the 
ladies.  The  next  day  (Sunday)  the  aforesaid  companies  left  on  the 
steamer  Louisiana  liir  Baltimore,  where  they  arrived  that  aftertioon. 
Col.  Rol)inson  aceoinpanie<l  his  gallant  little  battalion,  and  wIk  n 
they  arrive<l  in  Baltimore  he  sought  Captain  Parks,  of  the  Balti- 
more City  Guards,  from  wliom  he  borrowe<l  overcoats  for  "the 
boys,"  arid  they  proeeedi  d  on  tiicir  journey,  arriving  at  Charle— 
town  on  Mondav  ni-ht,  the  2Sth  in-lant.      The  Killcmen  n  u.-tcn  d 


64  men,  rank  ami  fiK-,  :m«l  the  Grays,  •'iO  mt'ii— toUil  nunilier  of 

I  he  liiittalion,  12;}. 

^.  At  i.(x  n  of  Dei  emit  r  2(1,  .lolm  Prown  wa-  litinj:,  ami  when  thr 
news  n'aehe<l  Norfolk  our  jmiple  iKHarm-  «".ilm.  Hut  thetlialM»lifaI 
att<inpt  ot'  the  l»h»o.l  thirsty  lunatic  uim)u  the  lives  an»l  liberties  of 
thf  |uoj>h'of  Viru'iiiia  ercale«l  a  spirit  of  reveiifje  that  lajJteil  for 
v(  ar-,  A  martial  spirit  was  arouMnl  in  the  hretjst.s  of  our  youn^r 
nirn.  every  one  of  wIkj-m  wantinl  to  ho  a  soldier.  New  eoin|>;ini«*> 
were  orjr:ini/t'<l  ami  warlike  preparation^  were  ma<l<'  in  realtarm^t. 
On  the  .jOth  of  N'ovemher,  a  luw  company  ejilU-^l  (lie  \Va?«hin;:(on 
Li»:ht  Inliintry  (Jnanl-  was  or;:ani/.eil,  ami  Dr.  \V.  N.  McKenncy 
was  ch-^tnl  C:i|)tain  :  R.  li.  \Vrij;Iit,  Kir.-t  Lieutenant,  ami  .1.  V. 
Wilkin-.  Scmiid  Lituicnant.  Limtenanl  \Vri;^ht  dcvlimtl  lo>ervc. 
when  W  ilkins  was  promoted,  anil  !>.  K.  Taylor  was  eleettnl  JN'<-ond 
Lieutenant,  The  Southern  (Juard  wa^  orjr:inize<l  DccendnT  2d  in 
the  read! n«x  room  of  the  (ticw)  Atlantic  Hotel,  an<l  ihe  following' 
otfnvrs  were  elected  :  K.  A.  Hradlord,  Captain;  IL  W.  Williains-ni 
and  K.  V.  Taylor,  Lieutenants;   W.  IL  Taylor,  First  Str«^-ant. 

Pcccndx'r  Oth,  a  <;rand  hampni  was  j;iven  at  the  new  hotel  (tin 
Atlantic,  then  recently  huilt  and  «>pcne.l  hv  A.  (i.  Newton,  Ks4|.i 
hv  a  nmnhcr  of  citizens  in  honor  of  Mr.  Tlios.  Winans  and  party 
from  Baltimore,  who  was  then  oi\  a  visit  to  this  city  in  his  curious 
little  pleasure  st<-amer.  (This  is  the  little  hoat  that  made  a  trij* 
from  Norfolk  to  Old  Point  cnul  hack  in  one  hour  and  ftriy 
miinites.) 

DctvndxT  nth,  the  community  wa-  thrown  into  the  mo^(  inten-e 
excitement  hy  the  announcement  that  little  Virt^inins  Ix'onard,a;ie<i 

II  vears,  and  oidy  son  of  Ahram  F.  Le<»nard,  Fs<|.,  e«litor  of  th. 
Norfolk  Anjus,  had  hecn  foully  munlcnil  at  the  National  Hot.!. 
"The  damnaitlc  assis-in  had  staljln^l  the  inmH-cnt  little  l>oy  in  the 
neek,  in  the  hroad  day  lii^ht,  and  left  him  to  die  at  the  very  thr<->- 
hoM  of  his  parents'  door" — sai<l  one  of  the  city  papers. 

Dct-emlwr  lt)th.  the  Cor«)ner's  jury,  after  examiniui;  into  the 
facts  conmnfcd  with  the  suppos«-d  tnurdcr  of  Viri^inius  Ix-^uianl, 
came  to  the  conehisiou  (hat  the  lad  "nujie  to  his  de:»th  hy  the  :ic«i- 
dental  diwharire  of  a  j;un  in  his  (»wu  hands."  [There  is  yet  and 
jnolKihly  will  ever  he  a  mystery  connecte<l  with  the  untimely  diath 
of  this  hrijjht  ami  ])romisinr;  child.] 

Decend>er  'Jnth,  the  WiKidis  Uillemen,  of  this  city,  and  tin- 
National  <irays,of  Portsmouth,  arrive*!  home  from  Charh^town. 
When  they  left  for  home,  (ieneral  Taliaferro  (the  ofti«-or  in  eom- 
man  1  at  Charlcvtown)  onleml  a  silute  of  \h  irun- to  Ix'  fir(Hl  in 
honor  of  the  pdlant  hatfalion.  [The  hattali<»n  was  under  coni- 
mand  of  <  aotain  Wm.  I.rinnh.  actin;:  Major.  Col.  E.  C.  Kobinsc.n 
returnetl  to  his  po<t  of  duty  here,  after  partin;^  with  the  tw<»  «t>m- 
|»anies  at  the  R<'lay  House,  on  the  Ikiltimorc  and  ( )hio   Kailroa<l. 


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I  Ic  I'xpiitfd  thai  the  i-tMiiainini;'  (•nmpanics  oC^  \\\<  rctximcnt  (ollli 
Virjiiiiia)  wmild  Ix'  onliTod  to  the  hiceiu'  of  cxcitciiicnt  ;  (liis  occa- 
><i()iu'(l  liis  return  to  Xorfolk.] 

EIGIITKKX    IIUXDIUOD    AND    SIXTY. 

This  year  conimeiiecd  with  very  eoNl  weather,  and  on  the  oth  of 
Janiiarv  navijj:;ation  between  this  city  and  all  the  I'c'gnlai' eoninmni- 
eutinii"  ports,  except  New  York,  was  suspended  on  aeeonnt  of  ice. 
The  Kielnnonil,  lialtiinore,  Washiniiton  and  FrederieUsburi;  l)oats 
were  tlist  frozen  in  the  harl)ors  of  those  j)laces,  while  our  harl)or 
was  jH'rfeetlv  free  from  ice.  The  Albemarle  and  ('hpsai)eal<<'  and 
the  Dismal  Swamp  eanals  were  frozen  from  vnd  to  end. 

January  (Ith,  the  Boston  Line  of  steamers,  between  this  city,  Bos- 
ton and  Providence,  was  established  to  run  in  connection  with  the 
Xorfolk  and  Petersburji;  Railroad,  and  the  steamer  S.  R.  Spauidini;- 
starfed  on  her  first  trip  from  Norfolk  to  Providence^  this  date,  with 
a  o;ood  cargo  of  freight  and  -several  passengers. 

The  financial  conditjon  of  Nortolk  on  the  first  day  ot'  this  year 
was  as  fi)llows,  according  to  the  Trea-^urer's  report : 

Total  reci-ipts  for  past  vear .^ $13t;,S-i'  --'^ 

Total  (lisl.ursemcnts..  .". $118,<)()4  14 

Cash  on  liaiid 2-2,805  09—    13(J,S29  23 

rrrv  dhht  as  fcillows. 

Kc^'islered  stock  $1,113,1)10  00 

Coupon  1)oik1h 153,500  00 

Hills  payable 08,100  00 

Total  (l.l.t  81,335,510  OU 

Mtirch  'Jnth,  the  new  Market  House  (the  present  one)  was  com- 
pleted at  a  cost  of  >?llt,000.  It  is  210  feet  long  and  forty  feet  wide, 
and  contains  seventy-two  stalls,  which  are  to  i)e  renttnl  annually  to 
the  bntchei-s. 

March  2.'5tl,  the  Southern  Guard  (Company  V,  oltlie  '>  [{.h  Rcgi- 
mi-nt)  paradetl  yesterday  f»>r  the  first  time.  Captain  E.  M.  ]5i-ad- 
f  »rd  was  in  command,  and  the  company  made  a  fine  appearance, 
numbering  •'34  men,  rank  ;ind  file. 

Aj)ril  rJth,  the  sevt-nth  annual  meeting  of  tiie  XorlMk  and  Pe- 
tersburg Railroad  Cotn]):uiy  was  held  in  this  city.  At  tiiis  meeting 
it  was  resolved  toeonsoiidate  the  ollices of  President  and  Chi<'f  Kn- 
gineer.  William  Mahone,  Ks<|,,  was  then  elwted  President  and 
Chief  Kngineer  by  a  mtijority  of  U2li  votes.  The  oificial  reports 
read  at  this  meeting  showed  the  road  to  be  in  a  flourishing  condi- 
tion, considering  the  great  disadvantages  under  whieh  it  had  bctn 
completed. 

April  lioth,  Oj)era  House  theatricals  wereelose*!  fi)r  the  sea.son — 
Joe  Jefferson,  the  jiopular  comedian,  having  l)een  the  chief  attrac- 
tion f()r  several  weeks  ])revious.  But  Robinson  tV:  Lake's  circus 
arrival  here  this  date  and  the  young  people  were  all  in  a  good  hu- 


3« 

inur.  (  KvitvIkuIv  Vnit  l«t  tin-  cin-iis  in  tli«wo  davs,  aiul  the  |ht- 
toriiKincfj*  wvw  iK'ttiT  tlii'ii  than  tlu-v  art-  now.)  I'^cli  |H'rfornuuut' 
tor  two  (lay.s  and  iiiijlits  was  witiio-t"*!  I>y  a  lar^rc  crowd. 

May  2(1,  tlie  'iltli  lu^^initiit  Virj^inia  Miliiia  wji>  this  <lay  ili.— 
niptnl  hv  thf  withilniwal  nf  scvtral  vohintetr  conjuanicrs,  who 
tortiuil  a  lU'W  b:itialion  ami  seh-^t*-*!  William  H.  Taylor,  Ks*;.,  as 
Major  of  the  sanjo.  A  ciHiiiuittiv  waite<l  ii|K>n  Mr.  Taylor  to  jtsk 
if  he  woiihl  airept  the  eounnand.  and  he  re|)lie<l  in  the  at!irinative. 
.Mav  Ith.  .lames  .LCunniiiLdiain,  a  ineniUT«»rtlie  Norfolk  Lijjht 
Artillirv  151ne>,  departe^l  thi>  life  in  the  L'Hth  year  of  hi>  aire.  He 
was  lii^idy  isteemed  in  the  enmmiinity. 

Mav  7th,  Kx-(iovernor  Littleton  Waller  Tazewell  ditnl  in  the 
86th  ye-ar  of  his  a^e.  A  meeting;  of  the  Norfolk  liar  was  held  on 
the  sth  instant,  when  ri->olution.s  of  resjx'et  were  adopttil  in  mciiuiry 
of  this  great  and  ;;ood  man.  A  resolution  was  also  adopted  re<piest- 
ini;  Mr.  Hn^h  Bhiir  (irij^hv  lo  write  adiseonrse  upon  the  life  and 
ehanieter  of  Mr.  Ta/ewell,  to  U-  read  to  the  Bar  at  s(»me  future  thiy. 
May  *J4th  was  ehn-tion  day,  hut  there  was  very  little  excitement 
attending;  it,  and  cverytiiinj:  pa-^inj  otV  veiy  (piietly.  II.  H. 
Baker,  Ks<j.,  was  eleetJ^l  Circuit  .Judge  of  tlu'  Fiivt  District  wiili'-nt 
opposition.  \y.  W.  Coke  Khp,  was  eUvto<l  C«»mmon wealth's  Attor- 
ney of  Norfolk,  hy  a  majority  of  44,  over  (leorge  lilow,  .Ir.,  h^p 
(jcorgp  W.  Stitnl.  Emj.,  was  eUtti'd  Commissi<»ner  of  the  Revenue 
without  opixoition. 

During  this  month  (May)  there  were  half  a  dozen  excursion^  to 
I^ike  Drununond,  which  were  highly  enjoyed  hy  our  citi/i'Us  alid 
some  distinguishiHl  visitors  from  New  York  aud  Baltimore.  (This 
l^ake  h:us  «vase«l  to  attnict  the  attention  of  our  people  now,  and 
sti-.mgc  to  say.  for  it  is  a   l»e:uititul  phuv.) 

.Mav  :Vk  Sir.  n.  U.  lleardon,  an  «»ld  au  highly  i^tconuHl  citizen. 
di<  d.  Hi>  «leath  wa>  not  a  surpri>e,  as  he  had  Ikvu  in  foehle  he:illh 
for  H)me  time. 

June  Ith.  the  new  hell  for  Chri.«»t  Chufch  wa-*  raiso<l  to  th<' 
tower  and  plac<'«l  in  positi<M).  It  was  made  in  We-t  Troy.  N.  Y.. 
and  weighed  twclv«'  hundre«l  pounds. 

.Tunc  .'jth,  the  M«r«hants'  and  Me<  hanio'  Exchange  held  its 
annual  meeting,  .lohn  B.  Whit«he:id,  I*><|.,  waselu"le<l  President, 
vin-  Kader  Bigg-.  Ks«|.,  who  di'«lincd  a  ro-ele«-tion.  r|)on  In-ing 
notified  of  his  chtt ion  Mr.  Whitehea'l  dniinetl  to  serve;  wherc- 
U|x»u,  Mr.  Biggs  was  iinanimouslv  re-el«^-te<l.  against  his  will. 

Jun«'  '2'}l\\  (Monday)  w:»s  the  eltvtion  day  lor  municipal  «»HicPi>. 
The  Dcm<Hn»ts  got  the  inside  tniek  for  the  lit>t  time  in  many 
years,  and  «lefeate<l  .nome  of  the  Whig  nominees.  Mr.  William  W. 
Lamh  (Dem.)  was  ole<te«l  Mayor  over  F.  F.  FergtLson,  F>c|., 
(Whig)  by  a  majoi-ity  of  130.  (The  numher  of  votes  jiolled  for 
Mavor  was   1,088).     The  following  gentlemen  were  also  elected: 


nit 

Thomas  .].  lorpi'cw ,  S('r<^(\\nt  ;  K.  A.  WOri-ell,  ('olhrtor;  .!» 
Harily  IIcMidren,  K(.'<iister  ;  John  J>.  Bianliam,  Assessor;  William 
Hawkins,  Kooiht  of  Almshouse ;  Dr.  W.  M.  Wilson,  Physician  to 
.Vlnisliouse  ;  rJanu'S  M.  Stoed,  Ganger;  E.  L.  Young,  Surveyor, 
During  the  latter  j)art  of  the  day  there  was  much  excitement  at  the 
polls,  and  several  lights  occurred,  resulting  in  black  eyes,  bloody 
jioses,  bruised  heads  and  many  arrests.  {\Vc  do  not  think,  how- 
<'ver,  from  the  accounts  given  in  the  papers  next  day.  that  the 
tighting  was  a  party  affair.  It  was  c-aused  by  whisky,  and  confined 
tt)  a  certain  element  known  as  ^'  election  bunnners  "). 

June  2")th,  at  night  a  daring  attempt  was  made  to  biiiMi  Johnson's 
Hall,  on  Main  street.  The  incendiary's  torch  had  been  a|)))lied, 
but  the  flames  died  out  betbre  doing  any  damage.  The  i)uilding 
and  the  goods  in  the  stores  on  the  ground  floor  were  insured  for 
;il)out  .S-J0,O()0  at  the  time. 

July  4th  was  appropriately  celebrated  by  the  military.  At  night 
there  was  a  graml  display  of  fireworks  on  the  Academy  lot.  The 
Norfolk  Light-Artillery  Blues  s|>ent  the  day  in  Smithfield  as 
guests  of  the  Smithfield  Artillery  Company.  (Captain  Jacob 
Vickery  was  Captain  of  the  Blues  at  that  time). 

July  llth,  a  boiler  exploded  at  the  marine  railway  and  shij)- 
yard  of  William  A.  Graves,  Ks(|.,  which  demolished  a  valuable 
engine  and  the  building  in  which  it  was  located.  Mr.  Graves  and 
tour  other  j>ersons  were  injured,  but  not  dangerously. 

July  14th,  W.  L.  Waltei-s,  Esq.,  died.  He  had  been  proprietor 
of  the  National  Hotel  ever  since  the  death  of  his  father  in  1855, 
and  was  widely  known  and  respected. 

July  loth.  Governor  Letcher  and  his  excellent  lady  paid  a  visit 
to  this  city  and  were  the  recii>ients  of  much  attention. 

Jidy  l!lth,  at  0  o'clock  at  night,  the  steamshii)  Pennsylvania,  of 
the  Philadelphia,  Norfolk  and  Richmond  line,  was  burned  in 
James  river  while  en  route  fmm  this  city  to  Bichmond.  She  had 
seven  passengers  on  board,  viz :  G.  D.  Graham,  Esq.,  Mrs. 
McCleary,  ^Irs.  Deitz  and  her  four  children,  agetl  respectively 
two,  four,  nine  and  eleven  yeaiv.  All  of  Mrs.  D.'s  children  were 
drowned  except  the  infimt,  two  years  of  age,  by  being  washed  from 
a  raft  upon  which  they  had  been  placed  by  the  officers  of  the  boat. 
The  other  passengers  and  the  crew  were  saved.  This  unfortunate 
<lis;ister  occasioned  much  sorrow  among  our  citi/ens.  All  the 
passi'Ugers  were  natives  of  Philadelphia,  but  were  residents  of  Rich- 
mond, and  were  returning  from  a  visit  to  their  friends  North. 

Friilay,  August  the  Mth,  the  steamship  Great  Eastern — the 
largest  ship  in  the  world — arrived  at  Haujpton  li(»ads  from  New 
York,  en  route  for  Jialtimore  (or  as  near  there  as  she  could  go). 
A  large  number  of  our  citizens  went  to  Old  Point  to  sec  this 
**  monster  of  the  wave"    come  in.     She  anchored  betweeji   Fort 


-in 

Calliouii  :ui<l  Fortiv*-  Mitiintr,  in  fifty  fwt  wjittT.  riji-  <  r<»\vil 
of  |M?rsoii"^  as^eml)!^*!  «>n  t\w  Unu-li  at  ()l«l  Point  i«»  witmss  tlie 
arrival  \v:m  (rstiinatcnl  at  On  l/ioitMnini  fM-t'MonH — |>oo|>lo  (-unc  I'l-oiii 
all  parts  of  Virj;inia  and  N<»rtli  C:irolina  to  sei-  tlif  "  l>i^  sliip." 
rill'  liotrU  of  Norfolk  anil  I'ortsnKuitli,  an<l  «.f  Ilanipion  an<l  OM 
Point,  wvrv  litorally  |KU'ke<l  with  visitors,  an< I  Vft  tluMo  won-  Imij- 
ilrt'ils  who  coiiKI  iji-t  ntt  |»la«'e  to  slet*p  each  nip;ht  that  the  .-hi|» 
reinaintii  in  tlu'  Kuails.      (Slu-  ninaini-<l  two  nij;htsan«l  day.-), 

Angti>t  25th,  Hon.  Strplu-n  a  Doii^rla-^sarrivtil  liiTf  from  liilti- 
inorr.  At  ni^^ht  In-  addri's.«<Hl  a  lan^e  ron^rcpition  of  citizens  from 
the  City  Hall  ste|)s,  Mr.  Donj^lass  rinvived  many  courtesies  from 
the  |M^>ple  »»f  Norfolk  «in  that  tnt-asi«>u. 

Aui;ii.Ht  .'^Ist,  Mr.  James  A.  Taylor,  H»nof  Mrs.  Ann  li.  Taylor, 
departed  this  life  in  the  "iSth  year  of  his  aj^i'.  He  was  an  honoritl 
memher  of  Company  V.  ami  was  lovc<l  l>y  a  large  circle  of  friends 
and  relativLN. 

S'pteiiiln'r  od,  one  hiindri'<l  irmi'^  were  fired  l»y  the  Whi^s  in 
honor  of'  Hon.  Win.  L.  (»o^i;in,  who  c;ime  here  to  addn»ss  the  peo- 
ple of  Norfldk  and  I'ortsinonth  in  the  interests  of  Bell  and  Ever- 
ett, the  Wlii:;  nominees  for  Prt*>ident  and  \' ice- President.  The 
politicjd  campaii^n  had  then  heen  fairly  o|H.'ne<l,  and  at  difVereiit 
part.s  of  the  city  ccmld  he  !»(rn  tloatiiii;  in  the  hrei-Ze  the  flails  of" 
*'hre«'kenrid;M'  and  Lane,"  *'I )t»uji:las.s  and  .lohnson,"  and  ''licll 
and  I^verett."  [That  was  the  l>e;^inninij^  of  the  ruin  that  was  afu-r- 
wanl  lironglit  upon  the  country  l>y  tlu-  ilivision  of  the  DeiiHK-nitic 
party.] 

September  l.ltli,  Jlcnjamiii  Pollard,  Ksij.,  dicnl  in  tin-  <  .id  year 
of  his  age.  He  w;us  a  native  of  this  tity  and  in  his  yonni;er  day< 
was  :i  sneirssful  lawyer.  He  served  as  a  Lieutenant  in  the  oith 
Viri;inia  Regiment  during  the  war  of  ISTJ,  an<l  his  snl>s«'(pient  life 
wa>  n-efiil  aiul  honorahle. 

S'ptiMuiier  2")th,  the  Thinl  Huttalion  of"  X'irginia  Volunteers, 
under  eomman«l  of  .Major  \\>i\.  K.  Taylor,  p^iradtul  f«)r  the  first 
time  in  |)iil)lic  ami  prcs<'nted  a  hands(»me  appi-iu-anir.  Lieutenant 
li.  ( '.   Taylor,  of  Company  F,  actc«l  :us  Adjutant. 

."^eptemUr  'JStli,  a  political  nuH'ting  wa<  held  in  Ashlan«l  Hall 
anil  a  large  audience  was  jtrescut.  It  was  a  joint  dis«'U.ssion  in  which 
all  politi«*al  parties  weiv  intercstisl.  I>uring  the  evening  a  difli- 
cidtv  occurre*!  Ix'twcen  one  of  the  liell  and  i^vcrett  ehvlors  and  a 
Brei'keiu'idge  elector,  which  n'}*idt<'»l  in  a  fight.  .lust  as  the  com - 
JKitant.s  had  elinclM-*!,  (Jencral  Blow,  the  l)ougla.s<  cUx-tor  for  this 
district,  interfennl  ami  M^parat***!  them — therrhy  giiining  for  him- 
.self  rix'<lit  as  u  peac<niakcr  Intwi^n  his  |>olitic:il  opj>onents.  [Had 
the  I>>ugla»is  men  withdnuvn  their  «":indidat»'s  from  the  contest 
al>out  that  time  and  thus  have  luiiti-*!  the  I>emi»cracy.  they  would 
have  iK^en  the  greatest  j>c:ux'makci>  this  country  ever  had]. 


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The  roinainder  of  the  year  iSdO  was  s[)ont  in  continual  strife  in 
vnv  midst  between  j)aity  politicians.  Tiie  wliole  eountry  l)ecame 
alannetl  at  tlie  threaten in>;-  aspect  of  national  alTiiirs.  It  was  well 
known  to  the  leading;  men  of  the  conntry  that  it"  the  De'nocratic 
party  was  anything;  like  e<{nally  divided  the  largje  vote  of  the 
Northern  and  Eastern  States  wonld  surely  elect  Mr.  Ivincoln,  the 
Abolition  candidate  for  the  Presidency  ;  and  this  fact  occasioned 
great  alarm  in  the  slave  States,  where  the  bulk  of  the  people's 
wealth  consisteil  in  neuro  slaves,  which  had  been  inherited  from 
their  ancestors,  and  which  they  held  as  personal  property  under 
the  laws  of  the  land.  The  peoi)le  of  Norfolk  were  not  behind 
their  Southern  brethren  in  predicting;  the  results  which  would 
follow  Mr.  Lincoln's  election,  and  they  worked  day  and  nig;ht  in 
the  interests  of  their  favorite  candidates.  There  were  no  aboli- 
tionists here — at  least  none  who  were  bold  eiiougjh  to  avow  such 
political  sentiments;  but  the  j)olicy  of  that  party  had  been  boldly 
proclaimed  from  the  rostrum  throug;hont  the  North  and  j)ul)lishe(l 
in  the  Abolition  papers  throug;hout  the  country,  and  there  was  no 
mistaking  it.  Mr.  I^incoln  ha:1  accejitcd  their  leadershij)  upon  a 
j)latforin  which  he  was  in  honor  l>ound  to  stand  by  and  carry  out, 
ifelecteil. 

In  the  face  of  these  important  facts  the  Democrats,  unfortunately, 
could  make  no  compromise  between  the  Douglass  and  l>reekonridge 
fiictions  of  their  party — each  claimed  an  unconditional  surrender 
from  the  other,  anil  thus  the  gulf  between  them  daily  grew  wider 
tuul  wider.  A  large  number  of  the  ^^'^higs  in  the  North  were  also 
opposed  to  slavery,  and  as  soon  as  they  saw  the  Democrats  divided, 
and  knew  that  Jjincoln's  chances  were  good,  they  deserted  the 
>tandard  of  Bell  and  Kverett  and  joined  the  abolition  ranks,  and 
the  whole  country  knows  the  se(|Uel.  Mr.  Lincoln  received  (solely 
on  aa'ount  of  the  split  in  the  J)emocratic  party)  a  larger  number 
of  the  electoral  votes  cast  than  did  either  one  of  his  opponents,  and 
was  consequently  declared  elected.  Great  was  the  excitc^ment 
throughout  the  eountry,  and  the  extreme  Southern  men  threateneil 
secession.  Norfolk  gave  Bell  and  Everett,  the  Whig  candidates,  a 
very  respectal)le  majority,  and  Brcckenridge  got  a  larger  vote  in 
the  city  than  Douglass  did. 

[The  writer  must  be  pardoned  ti»r  thus  rcli'rring  to  politiial 
matters;  as  they  have  a  signilicanci;  concerning  the  succeeding 
])ages  of  this  book,  and  could  not  well  be  omitted.  The  facts 
alluded  to  are  familiar  to  a  large  majority  of  the  people  ;  but  there 
are  boys  growing  uj)  to  be  men  in  our  midst — boys  who  are  to 
mak(^  names  for  themselves,  and  who  already  give  j)romise  of  future 
usetulness  and  distinction;  and  when  thcv  read  the^e  pages  they  can 
fiml  enough  in  the  foregoing  political  prefiicc  to  interest  them  in 
the  causes  which  lead  to  our  untbrtunale  civil  war,  and  ciiuse  them 


i'2 

t*t  s<ik  I'tn    iiil'iiniiati(Mi   \\hi<li  may  provr  vcrv  valuaMi-  (<»  tliMi?  in 
lime  to  fDiiu']. 

Wf  iinw  |Ki>s  to  tin-  ru«r-t  cviiitriil  vt^ir  in  tlit-  liistory  of  otir 
rouiitrv  :  Wilt  will  only  ;jivo  a  liiiifM  no|)si>of  ev«nt>  that  CMiiiirri<| 
in  nntl  art)iin»l  Norfltik,  a«'«-ort!in^  !o  i\w  i'vi«lrf»«*r  in  <iur  |»<r->t>situ» 
— an«l  tlia!  {•>  vvrv  liniitMl. 

KIOMTKKN    mNI>i:KI>    A.M>   >l\rV-<».\K. 

.fani/arv  I»t,  tin'  l'.  S.  I»ri;_'  I>ol|>liin  wa.-*  |nit  out  ot'<-oninn.HKion. 
Her  «rrw  wa.>*  paid  oll'and  »li-<liai^:fTl  at  thi>  port. 

Frir.ay,  .lanuaiy  Itli,  \va»  *' I'a-t  and  pniyer  tlay,"  onlero<l  h\ 
I'rrriident  liinlianan.  It  \v;us  very  >;enerally  ol»>erv(tl  lure.  [Tliere 
wa-s  a  i^Teat  «leal  to  pray  for  at  tliat  time.] 

January  5tli,  there  was  an  inmx'iise  meeting  of  the  «iti/en-<  held 
in  Ashland  Hall  to  take  the  neeessary  st^-ps  toward  "orpmizin^ 
ertiH-tively  the  militaiy  fore<'  (»f  the  city."  Major  V.  F.  Fergnxtn 
w:L«i  (-.»ll«-«l  to  the  ehair  and  W'estWiMxl  A.  Todd,  !*>•).,  appointnl 
Se«-retary.  "  Attachment  to  the  Tnion,  with  f/iuirtmluM  of  (tur 
Hjifety  and  honor;  devotion  to  Sontlurn  riirhts,  and  a  tirni  <leter- 
inination  to  njaintain  them  to  the  la.st  e.xtremity — l»y  ton**'  of  arms 
if  neei-ssary" — w«re  the  st-ntiments  of  all  the  s|>e:ikers  of  the  m- 
lasion — some  of  whom  wen'  not  so  "gn>hing  ind  ni.s/iln;/"  in  their 
patriotism  when  the  war  (-ime  on. 

On  >amr  day  Lienti'iiant  U.  T,  Chapnjan  and  Master  Thos.  15. 
.Mills,  resignetl  their  eommis.-ions  in  the  I'.  S,  Navv.  IVith  were 
from  Alabama  and  were  attaelunl  to  the  Hr«M>klyn.  then  at  our 
Navy-yard.  [The>^-  wer  •  tin*  tiiNt  Navy  olUcers,  as  far  as  we  (ran 
le-arn,  who  n'signed  their  jHi^itions  on  aeeount  of  Southern  sympa- 
thy.] Lieutenant  iVIote,  of  Srnth  Carolina,  resign*-*!  a  few  days 
afterwanis,  in  tins  port,  and  tenderiil  his  Kervices  to  his  native 
State.  [He  was  wt'll  known  in  Norfolk,  and  w:is  afterwanis  a 
U'allanl  C"onfe<lrnite  S4»l<lier,  atid  gave  his  lite  t<t  the  l(»st  e:uis<'I] 

January  HUh,  Company  l'\  Captain  liradfonl,  of  the  Thin!  Vir- 
ginia liattalion,  was  pn-s^-nted  with  Springlield  muskets  of  tlu'  Har- 
per's Ferry  make.  The  muskets  eo.-t  J^S  «-ai'h  an«l  were  paid  for 
l)v  our  gi-nrrous  and  patriotic  fellow-i-iti/rn,  Aiitlrew  Sigourney, 
Km|.,  who  j)n>s4Hte<l  them  in  person. 

.lamiary    I')tli,    F.    F.  Ferguson,    Rs<j.,  late   Mayor,  was  «'Kvted  , 
( 'a|»tain  of  the  "  Juniors."      This  was  the  .'H><'ond  time  he  had  Ikh-ii 
( 'aptain  of  the  same  Company. 

January  lilth,  .\shlaud  Hall  was  fdle«l  to  overllowing  with 
MH-i's-ion  <Mti7>*ns,  to  nominate  a  candidate  t«»  repres<'nt  the  city  in 
the  State  Convention.  On  motion  of  Ca|>tain  Janus  F.  liarry, 
Mr.  James  R.  Huhard  was  clectoil  chairman,  an<l  Messrs.  W.  S. 
Fom>st  and  William  F.  Fo>tcr  api>«iinte»l  secretaries.  Mr.  W.  A. 
Swank  addre-v^il  the  meeting  in  favor  of  s«Midinga  man  who  would 
•  •ertainly  vote  for  KHx-s^iion.      Mi'jor  Thorujis  J.  C«»rpn\v  was  noin- 


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inati'c),  but  (leclinod  tt)  serve — wli  i-eiipim,  Mr.  James  li.  llnliard 
was  cliusen,  and  aoeepted  the  noiniiiation.  (lie  was  i-eii^^ai-ded  a- 
tlie  *'  very  man  "  tor  tlio  Seeessionists). 

Janiiaiy  'J()tli,  the  Union  Conservatives  held  a  nieetin;:,  witli 
Thomas  C.  Tahh,  Esq.,  in  the  eliair,  and  Mr.  David  I).  Stone  as 
secretarv.  General  (ieor^e  JJlow  was  nominated  for  the  Conven- 
tion, and  aeeepted  tl)t>  honor  in  an  al)le  speeeh.  'I'his  meetinji;  was 
not  half  so  lari»;e  as  the  one  held  by  tlic  "  seceders.'' 

February  \t\\,  the  eleetion  for  a  delei^ate  to  the  State  Convention 
took  plaee  with  the  following;  result  in  the  city,  to-\vit  :  Blow, 
Union  candidal e,  992  ;  Hubard,  Secession  candidate,  442.  Gen. 
Blow's  majority,  480.  [The  election  for  delegates  to  that  Conven- 
tion was  held  on.  the  same  day  throughout  tlie  entire  State,  and  a 
majority  of  said  delegates  were  elected  as  I'nion  men.  It  was  also 
decided  by  a  large  jnajority  vote  that  the  <ictio)i  of  the  Convention 
should  be  rcft'rnd  to  the  people  of  the  State  for  their  ratitleation  ()r 
rejc'ction.  The  hurried  action  of  Mr.  Lincoln,  however,  in  call- 
ing Ibr  troops  from  Virginia  and  other  States  to  coerce  South 
Carolina,  cau.eed  many  of  the  Union  men  to  change  their  tactics, 
and  tln-y  finally  voted  for  Sece.«sion — and  the  action  of  the  Conven- 
tion was  afterwards  ratified  by  the  people  at  the  polls  by  a  very 
large  majoi'ity,  which  |)laiidy  proved  that  Mr.  Lincoln's  war  policy 
was  a  death  blow  to  the  Union  sentiment  in  N'^irginia,  and  partly 
caused  the  adoption  of  the  Secession  ordinance  by  her  Convention]. 

February  LSth,  Jefferson  Davis,  Es(j.,  was  inaugurated  at  Mont- 
gomery, Alabama,  as  President  of  the  Confederate  States  of 
America,  and  when  the  telegrajfli  brought  the  news  to  Norfolk 
there  was  great  e.\cilen)ent  among  the  people,  and  hundreds  of 
(heretofore)  Union  men  openly  proclaimed  themselves  in  favor  of 
the  "  New  Southern  Republic"  [Some  of  our  impatient  voting 
men  inimediately  st't  out  for  ( 'harle.-toii,  S.  C.,  and  there  joined  the 
( 'i)nfedcrat(?  .\rmv]. 

Februai-y  2(!th,  Mayor  Jjamb  received  ntim(  rmi-  telegiMin-^  ['vn\\\ 
Baltimore,  in  which  distressed  parents  asked  him  tn  inteiicpt  tlieir 
son.s  (minoi-s)  who  had  left  home  to  join  the  Southern  Army.  I'he 
boys,  however,  had  left  here  on  the  early  Seaboard  and  Roanoke 
train  before  the  telcgranis  i-caehed  tin-  .Mayor,  and  he  was  nttei-ly 
powerless  to  stop  them. 

March  4th,  news  was  received  in  the  city  of  Lincoln's  inaugura- 
tion as  President,  and  a  synopsis  of  his  addn-.ss  was  |)ubli.-hed  in  the 
papers  ne.xt  day.  One  of  our  d:iily  pa|>ers,  the  l)(ni  llool:.  thus 
spoke  of  it  :  "  Lincoln,  the  iri/il,  j/ofHiraf  despot  of  tin  Went,  irltose 
luad  ha.H  hern  arazcrl  l)i/  the  doctrines  <ind  isms  of  Jlonirr  (I'rrrln/^ 
/la.v  proclaimed  to  thasr  who  had  jxiticnce  to  hope  hrttir  thinr/s  of  him 
that  they  miitit  hope  no  lonf/er.  His  inaiujural  has  (/one  forth  to  the 
world — carrying  irith  it  the  da-laration  of  coercion, fully  and  e.rpH- 


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ril/y  aniiounrrd.  Jl  fins  told  the  million*  of  iuliabUnulg  of  this  country, 
who  hojMtl  for  jn-ore  frovi  his  lips,  thul  thry  tJutU  hav  no  jtr»cr.  lie  pro- 
claims  to  the  Smlh  var  !  vttr  /  /  war  !  !  !  Jfr  has  rxfiused  his  clorrn 
foot  plainly  antl  opnily  to  the  pnze  of  all,  that  they  may  be  no  longer 
ileeeived  ;  and  wr  must  say  that  hencrforth  we  ean  have  but  liUle  jmtiener 
with  anjf  Sout/u-rn  man  who  would  jmtcnd  that  there  is  yrt  hope." 
[Up  to  thotitiir  that  tlu'  in:m<runil  mldrc^!--  w:u*  jlelivcntl,  tlu'  Jhiy 
Iio(»L-  Ii:mI  I)(«-i)  an  ahlr  and  |K'i>i>t<'nt  a<lvtK*a(e  (•fllie  Union  and  of 
(H-aco  nu'asnrfsj. 

April  "Jd,  a  (.'<  mi  fulcra  to  (la^  was  linn;;  to  tlu-  lirct/c  from  tlu* 
lionH*-t«>p  of  a  citi/^n  ri'si<lin<;  on  Wolli'  (now  W:t'<liini:;ton)  stnt-l. 
It  Nvius  adornt-xl  with  seven  stars  arnmjiiNl  in  a  einle,  with  *'  Va." 
in  the  ct-ntn'.     [Tliis  was  th<'  Ix^xinnin;:  of  a  new  s(>nsati(»n]. 

Ajiril  .'M,  (if«ir^<'  \\ .  Steul  <h|iarte<I  this  lile.  He  was  tor  sov- 
•  lal  yt'ar>  thr  I'aithtid  and  rllieient  C.'<»niini.>-sioncr  of  the  Revenue 
for  this  <it\. 

April  lth,a  lar^e  assnnhlaire  of  «iti7.«iis  was  addresse<l  Ity  Hon. 
Hopr  A.  l'rvr)r  at  Mechanics'  Hail.  After  the  sp«*akin{r  was  <»ver 
the  ine<'tin<;  adoptiil  a  n-stdntion  instrnctin«:(  Jeneral  IJhiw  (dck'ijato 
lo  (he  Convention)  to  v«»te  lor  Sece>si(»n. 

April  Mih,  the  Woodis  Uillenicn,  Captain  Williani  I/unl).  panide*! 
in  a  drcnchinir  lain  to  pay  the  la-t  trilmteof  respeel  to  their  dctx-asetl 
eomradc,  H<nry  Ho||an<l,  who  <licd  April  7th,  of  eonsnmption. 

Aj»ril  loth,  the  r.  S.  steamers  INmihontas  and  Pawnee  sailed 
fmin  the  \avy-Yanl  with  sc:d«<l  orders. 

April  llih.a  niirht  dispatch  was  receivtd  here  slating  that  the 
b«»inl)ardiuent  of  l'\»rt  Stinit<'r  ha<f  Iwen  eoninienci'd,and  that  Gen. 
Heanre^ard  had  demanded  its  surrendi-r.  '1  his  news  can.-ed  jrrcat 
excitement  in  the  city,  and  increased  the  war  feeling  to  '*  fever 
heat." 

April  rjth,  some  yonnu  men  from  this  city  sdhnl  <lown  tc» 
Craney  Island  and  raisc^l  a  Confederate  Hag  u|)on  the  old  block 
honN'.  It  was  pnlle<l  <lown  by  government  employees  HO«»n  after 
the  yonni;  men  leA  the  Island. 

April  loth,  the  I'nitejl  Artillery  Company,  nnder  Captain  Thos. 
Kcvill,  (ire<l  liftten  jrnns  from  Stone  Hriii^e  in  honor  of  the  nxlnc- 
tion  of  Fort  Sumter.  [This  Artillery  Company  wascompos.-d  of 
the  mendK'rs  of  the  "old  United  Fire  Company,"  and  was  already 
ft»r  dnfyj. 

A|  lil  1 7th,  Lieutenant  .Tames  V.  Millignn,  First  Lieutenant  in 
the  U.  S.  Ucvenne  Srviee,  forwarthnl  his  re«i;:natif»n  to  S.  P. 
Chase,  Vx].,  S«H>relary  of  the  Treasury,  at  \Va^hini;fon. 

Apiil  17th,  the  "Iiulependent  (ireys"  held  a  iiiM-tinirand  re-or- 
g:uiireil  their  company  by  chHtin;^  tho  followinLT  olliecrs:  II.  C. 
'!':i\'.  '.  Cii'iii.  :    \V.(t.  Webb,  Fii-si  Lieutenant,  and  J.  H.  Smith, 


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On  the  same  ilay  Geo.  I.oyall,  Esq.,  U.  S.  Navy  Agent  of  this 
station,  sent  his  rosiiinatioii  (o  tlie  Xaval  authorities  at  Washington. 

April  10th,  the  "Old  Doiiiinion  State  (Juanl,"  under  the  super- 
vision of  ('()U)iiel  Win.  Mahone,  held  a  meeting  and  re-organ i/.e<l 
with  tlie  f.)ll(t\ving(»ir!eers:  Chas.  B.  Langley,  Captain;  W.  W. 
Harms,  C  II.  Wilson  and  B.  K.  Taylor,  Lieutenants,  and  Oscar 
E.  Edwards,  Orderly  S<'rgeant.  [(ieneral  W.  B.  Taliaferro,  of 
<jloueester  eountv,  was  stationed  heiv  to  re-organizc  the  Virginia 
troojisin  thisseetion.  He  was  ahly  assisted  in  that  arduous  work 
by  Col.  Mahoue.] 

DESTUUCTIOX    OF    THI-:    GOSI'ORT    NAVY-YARD. 

On  Saturday  night,  Ai>ril  2()th,  18GI,  the  Gosport  Navy-yard 
was  evaeuated  by  the  U.  S.  Government  troops.  General  Talia- 
ferro, eommandant  of  the  Virginia  militia  at  this  ])laee,  made  a 
demand  ui)on  Commodore  Maeauley  for  a  surrender  of  the  (lovern- 
ment  property  at  the  yard,  whieh  was  refused — the  Commodore 
assuring  Ceneral  T.  that  nothing  would  be  removed  and  no  vessel 
should  leave  the  yard  without  due  notice  being  given  him.  This 
assurance  cjuieteil  our  ])eople  for  a  while;  but  in  a  short  time  it 
was  observed  that  the  hands  in  the  yard  were  engaged  in  ''cutting 
d(twn  the  shears,  (which  fell  across  the  Germantown),  scuttling  the 
vessels,  spiking  the  guns  and  destroying  everything  they  cou.d  lay 
hands  ujion." 

"At  about  S  o'clock  P.  >[.  the  U.  S.  gunboat  Pawnee,  crowded 
with  men,  passed  up  to  the  Navy-yard.  The  information  of  her 
eoming  was  given  by  Capt.  P.  MeCarrick,  of  the  steamer  North- 
ampton, to  the  Virginia  troops  at  Fort  Norfolk,  and  wa'«  carried  to 
General  Taliaferro  by  M.  Glennan,  (then  a  youth) ;  the  General, 
aj>i)re<'iating  young  Glennan's  j)romptness  in  delivering  the  news, 
at  once  ai)pointed  him  as  his  Orderly.  General  Taliaferro  then 
gave  orders  to  blockade  the  channel,  and  a  large  number  of  volun- 
teers jirocecded  to  dismast  and  load  with  ballast  two  sehoimers 
lying  at  Town  Point  for  that  purpose,  and  they  were  towed  down 
and  placed  in  proper  i)o-'ition."  At  midnight  a  lurid  light  shot 
up  from  the  Yard  and  it  was  disiovered  that  the  building-s  had  been 
fired — a  so  the  shijis  Petuisylvania,  Merrimac,  Raritan,  Columbus, 
and  the  brig  Dulj)hin,  which  were  burned  to  the  water's  edge, 

"The  machinery  and  everything  in  the  work-shops  that  could  be 
l)roken  was  rentlercd  us<  le.-s.  An  atten)j)t  was  also  made  to  blow 
up  the  dry  dock,  but  it  lijrtnnatfly  failed."  It  is  said  that  500 
men  from  the  Pawneeaidtd  in  this  work  of  destruction.  The  guns 
at  the  yard  were  spiked  with  ten-penny  nails,  but  were  not  much 
ii.jurcd'  by  that  operation.  After  destroying  all  they  could,  the 
trt.ops  embarked  at  daylight  next  morning  (April  21st)  on  board 
the  Cund)erlan<l  and  Pawnf  e,  which  steanied  down  to  Fort  Monroe. 
In  avoiding  the  obstructions  the  Cumberland  got  aground,  but  was 


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wmti  jijottin  off  with  the  as-ii-^tamx'  of  tlu-  I'awiuf  and  ihc  Ilo-ton 
HtwuiuT,  S,  K.  SjiaiiMiiM^.  Tlio  tii^^lit  provioux  in  the  Idiniiiij;  itftlie 
Navv-yanl  »>m*  troops  tiMik  p«»-M'«sioii  df  FdPt  N«»rl'»lU,  wlur**  they 
t  ioiind  an  inirnenso  i|u:intity  ofaintniiiiition,  Ixif  no  j^nns  of  any  ini- 
piirtaruT.  Tlx'  Fi>rt  \vaMs<M»n  nt'icrwanl**  I'M-tirnHl  and  pr«'scnt«'<l  a 
l»nld  appcanmrc,  (Tlio  dc.-trnction  oftric  ships  at  tlic  Yard  \v:u-a 
u.soh'ss  pie«.v  (»f'\vork  ;  thryronhl  hav«'  U-rn  s:ivrtl  to  thr(iuvcrn- 
meni  as  easily  as  the  ("iinil»erhujd  and  I'awnee  were,  Init  |M'rha]x 
Conun»Mh»re  Ma(-anley  dicln't  know  it — nevirlheh^s,  heshonhl  have 
made  an  etl'ort  to  sjive  them.] 

April  lilid,  a  sclinoner  huK'n  with  a  earp)Mf  pork,  mohissi-s  and 
jxuiipowder,  for  the  (lovi-mmfnt  vessels  on  this  station,  entereii  the 
iiaiKor  and  w:i<  taken  |M)^ses^sinr)  (tflty  the  State  aiithoriti<-s. 

April  'J.')d,  (lenend  Walter  (J wynn  l(K>k  eonunainl  ol"  the  Slate 
Corees  here,  vice  (Jeiieral  TaliaU'rnt  transferred,  an«l  t<K»k  «piarters 
in  the  C'listonj  House.  Mr.  d.  .1.  Simpkins,  U.  S.  Internal  Ueve- 
niie  Colle<'tor  here,  this  day  resiixneil  his  position  as  smh.  On 
same  day,  the  Davis  (luard  was  or}::;ini/.ed,  I'v  iIk  »  hit  ion  oi' 
the  lollowin^'  ollie'.'rs:  Kdward  Podd,  Captain  :  .1.  .1.  F.ister  an«i 
1{oIm  It  S.  (iiiyot,  Liriitt  nant-,  Mild  Niciioln^  Siniili,  ( )rdi'rly  St- 
giimt. 

.\pril  -Mth,  sevenil  eoinpanies  o('  infimtry  arriveti  here  from 
Richmond,  l'rtersl)ur^,  North  Carolina  and  (leor^xia.  to  U-  assijrnJHJ 
to  duly  in  thi>  vicinity. 

Dnrin^  the  warliki"  prcpanitions  that  wen-  Iwin;,'  matlc  in  an<l 
around  Norfolk  in  April  and  May,  1S<»1,  our  ladies — (i<Ml  hless 
them — l)ore  thcmx'lvcs  like  licnH-sofold.  They  visinnl  and  enter- 
tained tlu'  soldiers  from  our  si-tcr  Stak-s  in  a  mam)<'r  that  was  truly 
nohle  and  encouragin-;.  'Phey  fin-ni<he«l  to  the  army  everything; 
ihev  had  t«)  spare  thai  would  aid  our  c:uim-.  and  manifested  a  spirit 
of  patriotism  and  conra;;<'  that  ha<l  a  tellinj^  dH-cl  upon  the  soldiei's. 
On  the  'J.')th  (»f  April,  the  Macon  V«>lunl«'«^rs,  from  (Jeoriria,  hehi 
a  meeliui;  an<l  "unanimoii-ily  elec|e<|  Mrs.  John  Hipkins,  a  noldc 
matron  of  the  Old  Doininion,  as  an  honomry  mcmlK-r  of  the  com- 
pany, conferring;  upon  her  all  the  rij;hls  and  privileirt-s  of  said 
«H>rj»."  [The  action  of  the  omipany  was  puhlisheij  in  the  daily 
|)a|»ers  a**  a  compliment  to  Mrs.  H.,  who  hid  l»cen  very  kind  to 
this  pliant  hand  of  (leorjxians.J 

April  2Sth,  the  i;o(m1  p«'ople  of  I'derxhur;:.  "ihegallani  (  "(xkade 
Cltv,"  presentinl  (tcneral  Waller  (iwynn  (our  Coniman<iing  Ccn- 
enil)  with  a  magnificent  hors«',  which  wa>- duly  re<vive<l  and  thank- 
fully .'leknowh-ilged. 

Slay  5th.  the  n'main><  of  the  sliips  l)unied  at  the  Navy-yanl  were 
inspeetiNl,  and  a  larp-  force  fif  workmen  were  empl«»yed  t<»  recon- 
-Irucl  ihe-ame  for  the  \\<c  of  the  Confe<leTale^.  The  s|<Hi|.-of-\v:ir 
(Jermaiitown  and  the  Merrimac  wrv  the  tir^l  rcj>ain"<l. 


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l^wious  lt>  [ho  adjoiiniiiK'nt  ni"  the  State  ( 'oiivt'iitioii  the  lullow- 
iiio-  luilitarv  appnintmciits  hy  Gov.  Jvctclior  lor  our  State  wercdiily 
ooiilirmed,  to-\vit  :  ('oiiuiKuulei--iii-Cliief  ol"  State  Forces,  Major- 
(n'ueral  Ivohcrt  K,.  Lee  ;  Waller  (iwyiin,  Briiiadier-General  ;  .!os. 
K.Johnston,  Driuadier-General  ;  J.  liaidvhead  Ma<;nider,  l>ri<;a- 
dier  General  ;  riiillip  St.  (Jeor^a-  Coeke,  J.  \V.  Allen, C.  (^  Tomp- 
kins, and  Kenton  Har|)er,  Coloiuls  of  Volnnteers;  R.  S.  Gai'iu'tt, 
Colonel  and  A>sistanl  AdJiitant-CTencral ;  (the  Adjutant-CJeneral  of 
the  State,  Hrijiadier-General  W.  II.  iviehardson,  needed  noctwilinna- 
tion,  as  he  had  held  the  olVue  for  many  years,  and  <'ontinued  tohold 
it  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  187(j];  Dr.  Chas.  Bell  (iibsoii, 
Siirgeon-(te!ieral ;  Michael  Harman,  C^iiartermaster-General. 
[These  were  the  otVicers  of  the  Yir*>inia  forces  who  were  appointed 
while  the  State  Convention  was  in  session.  There  were  many 
others  who  heM  State  Commissions — some  in  Norfolk — whose 
names  are  not  here  pid)lished,  and  wiio  tendered  their  services  to 
the  Confederate  Government  before  Virginia  seceded.  The  names 
above  mentioned  were  confirmed  by  the  "Secession  Convention."] 

The  Xoi-iblk  soldiers  rca^l  of  the  appointment  of  General  R.  E. 
Lee  as  their  Commander-in-Chief,  and  re|)ealedlv  asked,  "AVho  is 
he?''  "Where  di<l  he  come  from?"  and  other  such  questions — little 
drean)ing  that  future  events  would  prove  him  to  i»c  "a  second  Na- 
poleon in  the  science  of  war." 

During  the  months  of  April  and  May,  all  the  old  companies  oi' 
the  city  were  re-org-anized  and  several  now  ones  formed,  and  they 
were  assigned  to  our  local  dctc-nces  as  soon  as  they  rc{)ortcd  ibr 
duty. 

May  11th,  Captain  Hunter,  of  the  Virginia  Navy,  General  Geo. 
Blow,  Col.  H.  Robertson,  and  Cai)t.  Wm.  N.  McKcnncy,  of  this 
city,  went  to  Fort  Monroe  with  a  Hag  of  truce,  in  the  steamer  Em- 
pire, Lieut.  James  F.  Milligan,  commanding.  The  object  of  the 
visit  was  to  carry  down  the  wives  of  sevi-ral  men  who  left  here  on 
the  l'^.  S.  steamer  Cumberland  the  night  the  Navy-yard  was 
burned — and  also  to  demand  the  return  oi'several  negro  slaves  who 
liad  left  their  owners  and  were  loaling  about  the  Fort.  Commoilore 
Pcndcrgrast  immediately  arrested  the  said  slaves  an<l  delivered 
them  up  to  the  gentlemen  ai)0ve  named. 

TIIK  FI];>T  IJATTLt:  IN   VIRGINIA. 

7 In.  Xiirfollc  So/(/ins   Ktir/ngul  nt  Setn/t's  Point. 

The  "Lattle  ofSowcll's  Point"  (called  a  baltlc  at  that  time)  was 

fought  on  the  U>th  of  May,  LSGLand   wc  here  give  some  extracts 

from  a  letter  written  ab(»ut   tliat  engagement  by  a  member  of  the 

Norfolk  Light-Artillery  Blues: 

"At  11  o'clock  A.  M.",  Sunday,  the  I'.Hh  of  May,  the  detachment 
of  N.  L.  A-  Blues,  stationed  at  this  post,  (Boush's  Blutl")  under 
Lieut.  Thomas  Nash,  Jr.,  and  a  detachment  of  Juniors,  under  Lieut. 


IS 

ffolmfs,  ri'Cfivttl  (tnhrs  to  uuinli  iiiMmdiatcly  (o  Scwcll's  Point 
and  rrport  then-  for  diitv.  l'|nm  oiir  .-irrival  we  f'ouinl  tlie  Colmn- 
liii-i  ((J:i.)  Lii:lif  (iiuird,  nndrr  (':»|»i:ii!)  ('oli|nit,  :intl  tlit-  \Vo(Mli>. 
liitlcN.  just  from  ( )c«'an  \'ic'w,iiiMlrr("ajit.  Win,  I>:inil».  Cit-n.  ( Jwviin. 
Willi  Ills  Aid,  Major  Win.  K,  Taylor,  was  on  tli««  ^mtind  jjivin^ 
orders.  At  4  o*rliK-k  i*.  m.  one  i^un  was  iii«iunti'<l  «»i)  its  (-arriam% 
l)Ut  not  fjistciuHl.  'J'wo  otliiTs  were  at  that  hour  hnriid  in  tlie8:ind. 
By  5  oV'IiK'k  tiny  also  wcri'  monntc-ti,  and  one  «»("  tluni  fastened. 
While  tlu-  work  of  arr:in<;inj;  the  ;:niis  for  aetion  was  hastily  hut 
steailily  proixri^N^iiii;,  a  sh«»t  eanie  whi/./in^  from  a  T.  S.  (iovern- 
ineiit  stearmr  and  >(rnek  the  hattery,  tlirowini;  the  tnrf  some  (ii>- 
tani e  in  the  air. 

*'-\ll  the  IJatfery  wa>  n<»w  in  eoiifii>ion,  luil  immediate  |>n*jKi'a- 
tion  was  made  to  return  the  (ire  wiih  the  t\\(»  .'J'i-poniulers,  and  two 
ritle<l  e:mn«»n  l»idn::ht  and  manned  l>y  the  Winnlis  l{ifles.  Captain 
C'ohpiit  heinj;  in  etiinmand  of  the  fonts  at  this  time,  ^-alle^l  for  a 
\'ir<;inian  to  hoist  the  ( Jeor^ian  tlai;  (that  lH'in<j;  on  the  >pot  i  and 
Miijur  Wm.  K.  Taylor,  <»1' Norfolk,  monnte<l  tiie  rainpart<  and  nn- 
fiiiied  it  to  the  hreeze  in  di  liaiiee  <)f  the  enemy,  who  had  initiated 
the  battle.  ()rilers  wt-ri'  then  i^iven  to  ojkh  fire,  and  the  first  y;nn 
was  diM'hari:e<l  liy  the  detaehmeiit  of'  .Juniors,  T/kkI  (iraif  having; 
e  pinmand  of  the  <;nn.  The  (ieor<j:ians  who  had  worUe<l  manfully 
in  nioiintinj;  the  ^nns  (in  (v>n|nnelion  with  the  .Inniors,  lihies  and 
liilles)  look  eharp'  of"  the  other  two  ami  foiiLrlit  l»nively  dnriiii:lhe 
whole  en^a^eineiit." 

The  Hlues  were  then  ordered  inuk  to  lionsh's  l»lnfl",  fr(»in  whence 
thev  «'anie,  to  repel  any  land  attack  that  inijj;ht  he  made  hy  trtH)ps 
from  Old  Point.      'I'he  letter  contimics  : 

''  Kvery  man  acte«l  the  true  soldier,  and  though  our  fon-«>s  only 
niimherol  lioO  men,  every  one  sto<Ml  at  his  post,  whether  in  the 
battery  or  out  of  it,  ready  to  answer  the  call  of  his  coininandini: 
oflicer.  Those  pre-^ent  on  that  oc«-:Lsion  will  x-.invly  ever  forixet 
the  sonnd  of  a  bomb  or  the  whistle  of  a  ball,  and  thonixh  they 
<Tacked  the  tnrs  and  ploughed  the  gronnd  around  us,  '  iioIkmIv 
wa.H  hurt,' and  *  everj'  one  remaiiuil  tt)  tell  the  tab*  of  the  fii>t 
battle  in  this  State  in  defence  (»f  onr  lilnTtics. 

"Never  was  a  battery  wors<'  pre|)are<l  f<»r  siich  an  onpiiremeiit. 
The  guns  were  not  in  <»rder;  not  a  sight  had  bc<'n  j»lac<H|  on  them, 
nor  was  tlun'  time  even  to  think  of  putting  them  on.  had  they  In-cn 
in  place,  cons««piently  the  fire  was  at  random,  and  very  few  shot.« 
were  ctVtHtive.  It  is  enough  for  onr  friends  to  know  that  we  «1id  all 
we  coiild  under  siich  circumstances,  and  we  arc  sure  it  will  !>«•  sat- 
isfacforv  to  them.  The  soldiers  siiffereii  greatly  during  the  night 
on  aceonnt  of  the  niin  and  wind.  cs|>ecially  tlio-e  on  guard.'' 

li^-fore  ilav  on  the  morning  of  .May  'JOthSewell's  I'oint  wasag:iin 
rcinfonx-*!  l-y  the  lilm^sanda  portion  of  the  Georgia  Regiment  fnmi 


PREMIUM  PRESSES  ! 

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Virginia  Cotton  Press, 

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STATES'  AGRICrLTURAL  FAIRS. 

THE  BALL  SCREW  PRESS 

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This  press  has 
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Jji^'-  W'litn    L'oitoM   is   sold  currency   will    Ix-   -<iit    a-   ynu    may 
(lirt'ct,  or  |>riM-cc«ls  held  snlijift  (ovdiir  order. 

CONSKiNMK.N  IS    OF    ('(tnoN    I^ITCI  A  I.I.V    S(  HdCl  TKI). 

IRON  TIES 

STANDARD  BRANDS  OF  BAGGING 

M  riM  III'  Al    I.oWICST  rKJIHrs.  I»IKK(T  KKOM  TIIK  FA(T<)HII>- 
TO  oIK  !'MI{<)N<    M:i:K  itV  roMMlssloX 

j(er  We  make  the  SAM!  <  U"  (  OJH  »N  A  Sl'i:ri.M/l  Y,  and 
kwyt  oursolvcs  |x)sto<l  in  the  market  l>y  numerous  tclejjrams  daily 
from  Livcr|M)ol  niul  New  York.  Our  hnsincKH  is  sfrictly  00m- 
misaion,  t<»  wliich  we  devote  onr  entire  titne  and  attention.  All 
who  favor  us  with  the  eonsijrnniont  bC  their  Pn^liiee,  are  a-ssured 
that  it  shall  reix^ive  onr  prompt  and  personal  attention. 


4<» 

till'  Cniss- Roads,  a  liDiiisiaiia  Kciiiincnt,  a  Pctcr.-huru-  liattalion, 
and  the  IJirlinioml  Grays,  wliicli  were  sent  from  Xorlolk,  'M)i:t  the 
Liiu'olnites  did  not  reni'W  tlie  atttick  amain  until  the  21st,  uluii 
flu'V  made  several  inetlcx'tnal  attempts  to  silence  o\  i*  hatteries." 

A  (Jeoriiia  t^entleman,  njion  returnin^r  to  tliis  eily  after  the  ligli: 
look  place  at  SewelTs  Point,  tinis  wrote  to  a  friend  : 

''  XoiiFoLK,  May  23,  18()1. 

"  I  must,  in  tlu'  he^Mimiii"^  of  this  sketch,  tell  you  that  I  am 
w  ritinw;  in  the  room  where  the  British  spy  was  stationed — where 
Laliiyette  stopped  while  in  Virginia — where  Tom  Moore's  American 
poems  were  composed,  including  his  '  Maid  of  the  Dismal  Swamp  ' 
— the  chamber  wliere  (i.  P.  II.  .lames  wrote  most  of  his  romances. 
The  table  on  which  I  write  was  the  property  of  Lord  Dunmoreand 
used  bv  him  as  a  private  writing  desk.  Soyou  see  I  havedecide<l!y 
the  advantage  of  those  who  do  their  scribbling  on  camj>  stools.  I 
am  indebteti  for  this  special  favor  to  one  of  \'irginia's  most  noble 
ladies,  and  here  I  would  take  occasion  to  say  that  \'irginia  ladies 
(particularly  of  Norfolk  and  Portsmouth)  will  live  long  in  the 
meniorv  of  the  Geoi'uia  troojis." 

"The  Mouticello,  now  the  Star,  lay  with  her  broadside  to  the 
battery  about  three-(piarters  of  a  mile  otf.  Our  two  thirty-two 
pounders  had  been  mounteil,  and  two  rifled  cannon  peeped  through 
their  port-holes  ;  and  while  the  third  gun  was  being  'fixed  up,' 
W/iiz-z-z-z  came  a  shell,  and  burstcd  on  our  battery  near  Private 
Oliver  Cleveland,  who  had  gone  out  in  front  of  one  of  our  guns  to 
shovel  away  sand.  Gajytain  Col([uit  (of  Georgia,  afterwards  Gen. 
Colquit,  and  was  killed  at  Gettysburg,)  in  command  of  the  forces 
(consisting  of  parts  of  several  Virginia  companies  and  the  City 
Light  (iuard,  of  (ieorgia),  ordered  the  men  to  their  posts,  and  in  a 
few  moments  the  welkin  rang  with  the  booming  of  our  guns. 
The  Monticelh>  lired  rapidlv  and  bravely,  but  the  most  of  her  shots 
were  wild.  Some  of  them,  however,  were  well  directed,  Ijursting 
in  our  embrasures,  over  our  heads,  and  all  around  us.  W'e  learn 
that  she  has  endeavored  to  make  the  impression  that  she  j)assed  the 
ordeal  of  our  iron  hail  without  injury;  but  she  is  t<(if//il/if  iiiif<((i/:tn. 
Five  holes  are  in  her — the  very  best  indication  of  wiiich  is  her 
dreadful  limpiiif/  as  she  turned  her  stern  to  our  fire,  and  hitched  on 
a  tug,  which  carried  her  off.  We  have  no  disposition  to  deal  in 
falsehoods,  and  we  tell  the  Monticello  tiiat  some  of  her  shots  were 
well  aimed,  and  furthermore,  that  she  require*!  heavy  corking  to 
s;xve  siid<ing,  and  that  she  must  have  lost  many  of  lier  men.  We 
hear  l)Ut  six  are  lost,  but  when  the  truth  conies,  it  will  i)c  double 
tiiat  number.  If  the  Monticello  is  not  crippled,  we  cordially  invite 
her  back  t«i  her  old  stand,  near  the  buoy  in  front  of  our  /ilt!e  sand 
hunk. 


**I  witili  to  niakf  mention  of  the  linive  ami  orallaiit  Uniring  of 
Tliatl.  ( Ji'ay.ofonetif  the  Virj;inia  eoinpanii-s  (the  N«»rf<»!k  .ItiuiorH), 
during;  the  iiijpi^ement  of  Suiuhiy,  the  H)th.  In  his  Imre  skin  to 
the  waist,  he\V(>rke<l  like  a  'rmjan — i'»h»I  an«l  )»eir-iM»K<ov,Ml,nninovetl 
l>v  the  enemy'*'  tire,  he  w<»rkcHl  at  liin  }:;un  like  a  man  and  a  hrave 
S4>hlier.  !^ome  of  the  nu'n  aet«*tl  very  eonspienous  |i;n't.->  in  the 
en;r:i<r»'nunt,  an<l  dtserve  esjM'cial  notice.  S'Pijfeant  I^nin,  Privates 
Mayo  and  Porter,  in  the  hottest  of  the  fire,  took  their  spades  ami 
walked  ont  in  lull  view  of  the  enemy,  and  at  the  nio-t  ex|K>s4.*d 
|H)int>,  and'shoveled  away  saml  whieh  lay  in  front  of  two  of  the 
unns,  tihstrnetin;^  tln'ctVeet  of  their  tire, and  renderinj;  them  nseless. 
Mr.  .1.  Jierrian  ()liver,  one  of  the  most  esto<'me<l  citizens  of  Gc'<»r- 
^ia,  w:ls  one<-  hmietl  in  saml  by  the  hnrstini^  of  a  shell  in  the  em- 
hnisnre  of  the  ^nn  at  whieh  he  was  working;.  IJofore  the  sm<»ke 
and  dnst  h.id  elc:ne<l  away,  he  was  at  his  jKi-t  unmoved  and  un- 
danntrd.  Ine.\|H'rieneed  in  military  life,  he  has  won  rich  laurels 
in  this,  ihefii>t  l»attle  on  Virginia  soil.  A  hraver  and  purer  spirit 
never  marehetl  to  meet  an  enemy.  Liiiitenant  Mallit,  who  et)m- 
mandid  one  of  the  guns,  acted  with  a  dc<xree  <»f  bravery  and  e<>«tl- 
ness  that  wonhl  have  done  credit  to  an  older  and  more  experieneetl 
soldier. 

"Captain  Lainli  well  sn>faine<l  the  re|)utatioii  df  N'in^inia's  l»loo<l 
and  bravery.  Captain  (.'ohpiit,  of  the  City  Li^ht  Coiards,  e(»m- 
nKindin;^,  ai-ted  with  the  most  remarkable  dcLrr*-*'  of  s<If-jM>s>esision, 
wislom  and  bravery,  a.-v-i>tint;  nnder  the  thi<k  hail  of  shell  and 
sluit  in  planting  the  lla;^  of  (u'or;jia  np<»n  the  nunparts — the  iK'au- 
tiful  flag  pre.sente«l  to  the  City  Light  (inard>  by  Miss  KlUn  Ingra- 
ham,  of  Colnmbns,  one  of  the  most  bcantilnl  an«l  lo\tly  dan;^hter>< 
of  (u>orgia.  Well  may  she  I'eel  prond  of  that  beautiful  banner,  for 
it  wave<l  i«j  triumph  at  the  second  battle  of  the  Conf«Hlerate  States. 
Major  Taylor  mountnl  the  rampaii-N  aM«l  w.ived  it  hi^di  in  the  air 
a.s  the  Montieello  moved  ofl"." 

[We  must  U'  pardonetl  Ibr  giving  our  readers  s<»  much  alKtui  this 
little  atVair,  a.s  it  wa.s  the  lii-st  time  our  Norfolk  soldiers  were  ever 
vunler  fne — and  it  was  reidly  the  see«nid  engagiinent  that  o<vurre<l 
in  the  late  unhappy  war  l>etwet!n  the  States]. 

The  following  article,  taken  from  the  Norft»lk  and  Portsmouth 
// /v^/f/of  the  *JNt  May(lH(;ii,  will  inform  the  readier  who  were 
the  jtr.it  prittoncrs  of  irtir  from  this  eitv: 

•*■  CyVfim/.— D'rs.  T.  B.  Ward  ami  .\.  T.  liell  and  Mr.  RoUtI  S. 
Ii<dl,  of  this  city,  who  were  out  in  a  sjiil-boat  (»n  I'^riday  aftt-rnoon 
in  th«'  lower  harlnir,  thought  that  a-  tin-  wind  wa<  lair  and  the  sail- 
ing pN-jisuit,  they  would  make  for  Hampton  and  take  a  sup|)er 
l>efore  returning  home.  In  this  aiso,  liowever,  they  nvkoned 
without  their  host ;  for  they  wore  soon  overhauh-d  by  a  boat  from 
the  Minne-ota,  and  taken  to  that  steamer,  where  they  were  treated 


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as  prisoners  of  war,  uiul  sent  ilowii  into  tlic  cock-pit,  with  the  oon- 
solinu;  reflection,  inchiceil  by  a  conversation  between  two  ot'the  ennv, 
that  they  were  either  to  l)e  shot  or  hiin*;-  at  the  yard-arm  the  next 
niorninii'.  Saturday  morning  came,  however,  without  any  sncli 
unphasunt  t)ecurrenee,  and  they  were  alU)wed  to  return  to  this  cit\ , 
in  tiieir  own  boat,  arriving  liere  in  the  afternoon." 

Tuesday,  27th.  At  2  o'clock  p.  m.  a  trans[)ort  passed  out ;  and 
about  .*}  o'clock  the  (Quaker  City  came  down  the  J^ay  and  also 
pttssed  outside  the  Capes.  When  of!"  Cape  Henry  she  landed  a  boat 
and  sent  a  marauding  party  to  the  shore.  They  tore  down  a  small 
tenement  at  the  Lighthouse,  broke  some  oars,  and  robbed  a  seine 
orew  often  or  twelve  dollars'  worth  of  rope,  the  property  of  some 
Norfolk  fishermen. 

It  may  be  interesting  to  many  persons  in  Norf()lk  to  know  the 
topography  of  Hampton  Roads,  which  may  be  briefly  stated  as 
follows:  Hampton  Roads  is  the  name  giveu  to  the  broad  expanse 
of  water  between  the  mouth  of  James  river  and  and  the  entrance 
into  Cliesapeake  Bay.  Newport  News  Point,  on  the  uovth  side  of 
the  river,  and  Pig  Point  on  the  south,  at  the  junction  of  the  Xan- 
semond  with  the  James,  may  be  considered  as  the  mouth  of  the 
James.  Between  these  two  points  the  distance  is  about  five  miles. 
Craney  Island  lies  at  the  mouth  ofthe  Elizabeth  river,  some  six  or 
seven  miles  east  of  Pig  Point.  Sewell's  Point  is  about  the  same 
tlistanee  north  of  Craney  Island.  These  four  points,  therefore, 
form  very  nearly  a  i)aralleIogram.  Old  Point  is  five  miles  north 
of  Sewell  s  Point. 

May  2.Sth,  General  Walter  (Jywnn  left  Norfolk  to  takecuinmand 
ofthe  State  forces  in  North  Carolina,  having  been  ap|)ointed  to  the 
position  by  Governor  Ellis,  of  the  Old  North  State.  General 
Gwynn  was  accomj)anied  by  his  Aide,  Colonel  Rolx;rt  R.  Collier, 
who  served  with  him  here.  [Colonel  Collier  was  a  gallant  and 
whole-souled  Virginian  from  Petersburg.  He  died  in  that  city 
since  the  war,  loved  and  honored  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  was 
the  father  of  Hon.  Charles  F.  CVdlier,  member  of  the  Confederate 
Congress  from  the  I'etersburg  District].  General  linger  succeeded 
General  Gywnn  in  commantl  of  Norfidk. 

June  1st  (iSfJl),  the  Confederate  States  postal  laws,  Ktam|)s  and 
regulations  went  into  effect  in  this  city  and  in  Portsmouth.  Notices 
of  the  change  were  publisheil  in  the  daily  papers  by  Aug.  M. 
Vaughan  and  John  K.  Cooke,  Es(js.,  j)ostmastcrs  in  the  respective 
cities. 

Total  number  of  deaths  in  Norfolk  for  the  month  of  May,  18G1, 
was  21— whiti's  11  and  blacks  10. 

Aliout  the  first  of  June  in  this  year,  the  Nori;)ik  L.  A.  Blues 
were  regularly  mustered  into  the  Army  of  Virginia,  under  the  fol- 
lowing oflicei-s :    J.   Vickery,  Captain;    John   B.  Branham,  First 


fiiondMianr  ;  W.  T.  I't-*!.  Sf«.tj<l  Li«Mitoiiaiii  ;  W.J.  Nirijiim,  Tliinl 
Licdtonaiit  ;  li.  H.  liaiiks,  ( )riK'rly  ST;r«'ant.  At  lln-  iKtriiiniii;;  «»t 
tlu' war  (when  tlicv  first  voK'iilt'<Tttl  for  diityi  the  cfMnpanv  liad 
I6<»  iiU'rnlHTs  ;  l)iit  a-H  thr  Scatr  law  rostricti-*!  the  niimUr  l<»  I(»4. 
(rank  and  fiUl,  tluy  had  t<»  rnliici' tlu-  r)>tn|KU)y  to  that  ntiiiiU'r : 
••onxtjiuntly,  anotlu-r  .Vrtilh'ry  Company  wju-;  liuu  ruls(>d  in  Nor- 
folk. ••:dlt'tl  tlu-  ".Norfolk  Li'^ht  .Vrtillrry,"  and  wa^  or;rnii/»*<l  with 
tlu"  lollowin;:  oHic«i-«i  :  |-'raid<  lluj^er,  {<im  ofCiciuMMl  Ku;;(r),  ("a|>- 
taiii;  riiiw.  Na-'h,  l-'ir-i  Lieutenant:  .1.  I).  M<»ore,  Stiind  Lij-n- 
tenaiii  :  W.  .1.  I'arri-h,  Third  Lieutinant  ;  Wni.  .1.  liutt,  Fir>t 
Seri^i-ant. 

.lime  Itii.  the  tnll.iw  iiij  .ai-d  wms  |iiiltli-hed  in  the  eit\-  |»a|M-r>. 
which  .-li<iwe<|  uliat  our  hidie-  were  willing,'  t.>  do  li.r  the  Lu-t 
(  anso  : 

'■The  ladie>  of  the  !0|>ix«»|»al  Churehi-  take  t  hi>  n|i|Mirluuily  ot' 
inforniinj;  the  soldiers  who  are  t'neauijK'<|  in  and  near  S'ctrl'nlk  that 
they  will  1)0  at  Christ  Chnreh  Littiire  K«M»ni,  on  Freemason  stnrt, 
eorn<'r  of  Avon,  every  inornini;  from  !•  to  I'J  o'eliM-k.  to  reot-ive  any 
Work,  either  makinjr,  washinj;,  or  mending  (•lotliin<:." 

On  tin-  5th  instant  M>me  of  the  Norfolk  and  I'ortsmcuith  n»I- 
diers  were  under  tire  at  Pi;;  Point  (the  junetion  of  the  James  an<l 
.Nansemoiul  rivers).  Captain  R.  H.  Pep;r:iin  lour  present  esteemed 
town-man)  was  in  eoniinaiKl,  and  sent  the  following  dis|)ateli  to  the 
Flai:  Ollieer  in  thi<  .ity  : 

Pl(i   PolM   P)ATlKi:V,  !t  .\.  M.,  June  "ith.  ISC.I. 

7'o  l-'hiij  (fjfinr  /•'.  l-'orn.^t,  .Vo/;/"o//;,  \'a.:  Sir — We  havi-  ju-t 
had  a  smart  hrush  with  the  Harriet  liune,  and  (J rove  her  oil".  1 
think  sevend  shots  were  put  into  her  hull.  The  engatremput  la-tetl 
ahout  twenty  minutes.  The  Lane  eommeneetl  the  enL^igi-inent  liv 
liriuLT  !"i  eleveii-iiiih  -hell.  No  easaulties  on  our  si«le. 
i:.-|Mvtfidly  suhniittetl. 
K.  !'..  Pr.»;i{.\M,  Commander.  Viri:inia  Navy. 

[The  Portsmouth  Killes  did  m«»st  of  the  work  in  this  fight,  and 
were  highly  eompliment«>d  Ity  Commander  Pegnim]. 

The  flillowing  spiey  letter  wa'<  written  hy  a  Norf  »lk  lady  to  the 
I'rrninij  l>(ii/  lion!:,  and  we  eannttt  refniin  from  |Md)lishing  it  here. 
It  fully  explain-  itn-lf : 

"  NoKioi.K,  June  U,  18tiL 

"  .Mi{.  Ft»imu — I  MM^  hy  your  })a|X'r,  eon-taut  advertisements. 
•  Attention,  Home  (iuanl.'  Pleane,  if  you  |M»ssil)ly  ejin,  inform  u- 
who  they  are.  Are  they  the  fine  silk-sto<-king  gentry  who  we  s<'e 
on  our  .stHH't.s  with  nitan  sticks  in  their  hands  and  eigars  in  their 
mouths,  pulling  their  snmke  in  Indies  faces  a-  they  go  and  n'tnrn 
from  the  -ton-s  to  pureha.-f'  for  their  friends  who  are  in  the  defence 
of  our  lx'lov«<<i  city  and  State  a  few  little  m-o-s-itics  ?  If  tlutse  an- 
the    Home   (Juanl.   tell   them,   Mr.    Kditor.   that   their  services  are 


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uoodod  in  another  and  1 
that  monkey  exhibitions 
i^ontletnon  aVe  afraid  to 
have  gallant  and  brave 
thcni  to  shonldor  the  hoe  and  spade  ;  we  need  batteries,  and  who 
are  to  bnild  them  ?  (an  we  oxjiect  our  <:;allant  soldios  to  do  all 
the  work  and  liLihiing,  too?  Away  with  vonr  ovoriastinii"  Home 
Guard !  All  fndiii-.  We  have  plenty  oi'  our  old  fathers  and 
uneles  left  yet,  who  number  over  fifty  years,  to  ]u-oteet  our  homes. 
8o,  younji;  men,  rally  to  the  ontrencliod  oamp,  and  finish  what 
l)rave  and  i^allants  hearts  have  commeneed,  and  you  will  meet  with 
more  pleasant  smiles  and  ha|)py  hearts  to  weloome  you  trom  vonr 
work  than  you  will  by  making  youiselves  a  nuisanoe  in  the  street. 
When  this  war  is  ended  can  you  say,  *  I  did  my  duty  V  '  A\'hen 
time  rolls  around  you  ean  say,  *  I  assisted  to  erect  that  battery  ;  ] 
with  many  brave  hearts  routed  the  enemy  here.'  Your  ohildren 
say  '  my  father  assisted  to  defend  this  battery.'  Again  let  me  say, 
Mr.  Editor,  to  these  gentlemen,  away  !  your  city,  your  State,  your 
country  calls.     Kally  to  her  rescue. 

"  Home  Guard  no  more.  1  am  a  daughter  of  old  Virginia,  and 
with  me  many  brave  daughters  will  guard  your  homes.  Yes,  we 
will  die  by  our  hu>bands,  lathers,  brothers  and  dovoteil  sweethearts. 
So  away,  young  men,  to  the  batteries.  Withers,  Colston,  Mahoue, 
Corprow,  Lyon,  Lamb  and  many  brave  leaders  too  numerous  to 
mention  await  yon  there.  Away  !  I  hoj)e  no  old  friend  of  the 
ladies  will  be  offended  at  theso  lines,  for  they  are  not  for  them,  but 
to  young  luen.  Mattii;." 

Scaroely  a  day  passed  during  the  early  part  of  June  without  a 
"  passage  at  arms  "  between  the  Federal  gunboats  and  the  V^irginia 
soldiers  at  Pig  Point  and  Sewell's  Point.  Yet  there  were  but  few 
persons  injured  on  our  side.  Fro(juently  the  city  woidd  be  alarmed 
and  excited  by  the  heavy  firing  lioard  down  the  river,  and  by  the 
arrival  of  some  ''very  i-oliable  gentleman  from  the  front,"  with  a 
*'  cock-and-bull  story  "  of  a  "  terrific  battle  I  "  Jiut  when  the  truth 
was  known,  "  noboily  hurt"  was  the  verdict  nine  times  out  of  ten. 

June  12th,  (lonoral  Hugor  issued  an  order  that  all  bar-rooms  in 
this  city  and  Portsmouth  must  be  closed  at  U  o'clcK'k  1*.  M.  Au- 
thority fi)r  issuing  shcIi  an  order  was  given  to  all  military  Post 
Coiumanders  iti  the  State,  by  (iovernor  Letcher;  in  fact,  a  Post 
Commander  had  authority  to  forbid  the  sale  of  ardent -pirits  at  any 
tim.'  and  by  any  person — "  licon-;es  or  no  licenses". 

Juno  l.")th,  John  Southgatc,  Ks<j.,  an  aged  and  wcll-bolovod 
citizen,  dej)art(»d  this  life  at  the  ripe  age  of  88  years,  lie  was  a 
kind,  generous,  plain,  useful  man.  and  many  ])ersons  now  living 
will  cherish  his  memory  with  deep  gratitude. 

On  same  day  Charles  Harris,  Kscj.,  a  j)atriotic  citi/on  of  Norfolk, 


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•■ontrihntcHl  tif'iy  tlnllai-  to  tli**  "  fmid  in  aid  and  support  of  llio 
niotln  r  of  IKiirv  L.  W'vait,"  iln-  Imivc  ('oiircdcnilc  >oIdi('r  w  li<> 
was  killnl  in  tlio  l>altK'  of  Ii<'tlicl  Clmn-li,  .Iinu-  |(ttli.  ISGI. 
[Wvatt  is  said  to  liavi'  Im-imi  the  first  ('oid«d<  nit«*  soldier  killi-<|  in 
Ftattlt — In-  was  ctTtaiidy  the  first  one  that  \va<  killetl  in  Vir;:iiiia, 
if  the  war  nn'ords  are  (•orre<'t.  He  was  a  private  in  the  l^t  North 
Carolina  Keijiintnt  «»f  Infantry,  C'ohtnel  l>.  II.  llill  o.iMMiandin;;, 
and  was  a  native  of  Kd}x<-eond»e  e«»unty  ]. 

Some  time  durinL;  the  cjirly  part  of  this  month  l.'olonel  .1.  M. 
Withers,  of  the  'M  Alabama  Volnnteers  (then  statione<l  in  Nor- 
folk), wan  |)re:H^'nt<'<l  hy  the  |MH»pk'  of  I*«'tei-shnr};  with  a  splen«lid 
h(»r>e — the  y<»un};,  thoronjrhlinil  raeini;  >tallion.  known  as  "  l*e<r 
Top."  T)ii'>>  wa-  a  valnal>le  .jift.  and  lii-jhiy  |>ri/id  hy  the  i.'allant 
Withers. 

.lune  ITtli,  then-  w«re  n)ore  than  one  thousand  letteiN  advertis^tl 
in  the  J><ii/  lionk  as  remainiii<:  in  the  .Nt)rfolk  PostolVuv — nine- 
tenths  of  them  were  for  soldii-rs  stationt^l  in  this  vieinity. 

N'otwithstantlini;  the  faet  that  the  State  Convention  pa->-e<l  the 
Ordinanw  of  ."<e«-e^<ion  on  the  17th  day  of  April,  it  was  June  ITtJi 
U'fore  the  vote  was  made  pnlilie — it  wa-  not  pid»lishe<l  in  Norfolk 
until  .June  19th.  As  the  matter  will  jtrohaldy  Ix-  of  intert'^^t  to 
manv  per-^ons  who  will  tind  time  to  read  this  volume,  and  as  it  was 
a  matter  in  which  the  eiti/ens  took  sueh  a  lively  inti-n-st  while  the 
Convention  was  in  n-SNion,  we  will  repuMish  the  list  of  the  votes 
upon  that  very  im|)ortant  (piestion,  to-wit : 

TIIK  VOTI-;  tl'UN  TIIK  VIIKJINIA  oRMNANtK  OF  SK(  F>iSI()N. 

The  Ordinane*'  of  StH-t-ssion  was  ollen^l  in  the  Vir;;inia  State 
Convention.  I»v  William  Ilallard  I'ri'ston,  Ivs<|.,  April  17th,  KStJl, 
and  was  adopteil  hv  the  fcrllowint;  yea  and  nay  vote.  Those  wh»» 
voto<l  in  the  allirmative   were: 

Willi.'ui)  .M.  .XnililiT,  \Villi.iiii  H.  AHton,  Jjimes  Harl«uir,  .\ii(;u«l  K.  Hl.nkcr, 
lu-orK*.'  Hl..\v,  Jr.,  .lam.M  UuisM  an,  I'.Ur  H.  liornt,  \ViM.d  llmil.tiii.  William  W. 
Hoyd,  Tli.Mii.ijt  Hranrh,  .I:im.«  ( ".  Urn.-.-.  I'ro«UTiik  M.Ca»»cll.  .lulin  .\.  (  umplHjIl, 
Alii'ii  T.  <"ajHTtiin,  William  1'.  (Wil,  .Jdlui  K.  <"liaml»lii«-.  Manliii«  Chapman. 
SnmncI  .\.  (oilman.  Kapliail  M.  folin.  .lanu-s  11.  C'«>x.  KirlianI  H.  Cox.  John 
Critchor,  Harvey  lH?"kiiiH,  Jamei*  I?.  I>orm.in.  John  h^hoU.  Miers  W.  l-'inlior, 
Tlionta*  S.  Kloiirnoy.  William  W.  Forln--.  NapoK'.m  H.  Krcnclt,  .s.imii«'l  M.  Jiiir- 
lantl,  ILL.  ( tilU-ihiio,  Samiifl  L.  (iraham.  rendal!  (irogory.  Jr..  William  L. 
( (oggin,  Ji>hn  <  toodc,  Jr.,  Tlioma«  F.  (  mmmK-,  K.  L.  Hah-.  Cvpriio  Hall.  L.  .*<. 
Hall,  1.4-wix  K.  Harvie.  Jam<-«  I'.  HoU-«imU«,  John  N.  Hnt;(i(-M,  Kppa  Hiilton, 
I^  »i«  I).  I»1mII,  .Mnrniadiiki-  Jolm'w.n.  T.-tcr  C.  Jolin)>lon.  KoUn  C.  Kent.  John 
J.  Kin.lr.ll,  Jamec  I^w«.n.  Waller  I).  Lvak.-.  William  H.  Ma.farlan.i.  Charlw 
K.  Mall.iry.  John  L.  Marye,  Sr..  KlominR  H.  Miller.  Hor.-itio  (J.  Moff.  i.  H..Urt 
\j.  M.mt.iKne.  hklniiiniiT.  .Morri-«.  J.-remiah  .M.>rton,  William  J.  Ntl«l.-M.  .lohni»on 
Orrick,  Willi.<in>  <;.  Park*..  Willi.im  Italian!  IVfton,  (it-orRf  W.  Kan.iolpli. 
(;corp-  W.  Hi.hanlM.n.  Tinx.lhv  liiv.-,  K.-Urt  K.  .Vnti.  William  C.  Sr.-it.  J..hn 
T.  Scwell,  Jam.-H  W.  ShetTiy,  <  liarl.-.  K.  Slaughter.  VaJ.nlin.-  W.  Sniihall.  John 
>L  ."^pcoi.  NamueM;.  .*<tapU•^  Januii  >L  .S|ran»t<>,  William  T.  .'^iith.rlin.  ( JeorKC 
I*.  TavIiM*.  John  T.  Thornton,  William  >L  Tre.lwav,  Ki^UTt  H.  Tiinur,  Franklin 
v.  Tni-ner.  John  Tvler.  l->iwanl  Wall.r.  KolH>rt  IL  Whitfield,  Samuel  C.  Wil- 
liam", Henry  A.  W'tM-,  Samnel  WoodK,  licnjaniin  F.  Wysor — 8S. 


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Tlu>se  who  volrd  ill  tlio  iicpitivc  were: 

Jdliii  .J-.iiiiii'v.  I'ri'sidi'iit  ;  I'Mwiird  .M.  Armstroiifr,  .)nlm  I!.  liivldwin,  (Jeopf^e 
Haylor,  <iour-r  \V.  T.orliii.  Caleb  l?ot;,-e^  <!v">rj,'e  W.  IJivrit,  William  U.  IJn.wn, 
John  S.  Hiinlt'lt,  James  Hurley,  Heiijamin  \V.  J5yrne,  John  S.  Carlile,  John  A.' 
Carter,  Sherrard  < 'lemons,  C.  15.  Coiiiad,  K.  Y.  Conrad,  James  II.  Coneli,  '.V  11 
B.  Cnstis,  Marsiiall  M.  Dent,  William  II.  Dnlaney,  Jnhal  .%.  Karly,  Colbert  C. 
Fugate,  Peyton  (iraveiy,  -Vlgernon  S.  (iray,  Eidiraim  B.  Hall,  A"]len  C.  Ham- 
mond, Alpiieiis  F.  Ilaymond.  James  W.  llojre,  J.  ii.  Jlolladay,  Chester  ().  Ilnb- 
bard,  tieorge  W.  Ilnll,  John  J.  Jackson,  John  F.  Lewis,  William  jMcComa.s, 
James  C.  Mctiraw,  James  Marshall,  Henry  A.  Masters,  Samnel  Mel).  Moore, 
Hugh  M.  Nelson,  Logan  Osborn.  Spieer  Patriek,  Edmnnd  Pendleton,  ( Jeorge 
MeC.  Portt'r,  Samuel  Price.  David  Pngh,  John  D.  Sharp,  Thomas  Sitlin/ton 
IJnrwell  Spiirloek,  .Mexander  II.  H.  Stuart,  Cliatmaii  J.  Stuart,  (ienrge  W.  Sum- 
mers, Campbell  Marr,  William  White,  Williams  C.  Wickham,  W.  T.  Willey— 55. 

At  litteeii  luiiuites  past  tbtir o'clock  the  President  (Mr.  Montague 
in  the  ohuir)  announced  the  result  of  the  vote,  and  declared  the 
passatje  of  the  ordinance. 

Subsequently,  the  followino;  nieiiibers  elianged  tlieir  votes  from 
the  negative  to  the  artirinative: 

Williams  C.  Wiekham,  .\lpheus  F.  Haymond,  George  W.  Berlin,  Hugh  M. 
Nelson,  .\lirernon  S.  (Jrav, George  Bavlor,  C.  B.  Conrad,  Alien  C.  Hammond,  Col- 
bert C.  Fuuate— 9. 

The  following  nienibers,  wiio  were  absent  when  the  vote  vva.s 
taken,  aske<i  and  obtained  leave  to  record  their  votes  in  the  affirma- 
tive : 

John  K.  Kilbv,  Addison  Hall,  John  (^  Marr,  Robert  K.  Grant,  Alfred  M  Bar- 
bour, Paul  McNeil. 

Mes.<»r.s.  Thomas  ^lartin  and  PeterSaunders  were  absent  on  account  of  sicknesn 
when  the  vote  was  taken,  and  were  not,  subsecjuently,  present. 

The  Norfolk  delegate.  General  George  Blow,  Jr.,  voted  for  the 
Ordinance,  and  the  Portsmouth  delegate,  Mr.  J.  G.  Holladay,  voted 
against  it.  [The  above  list  is  taken  from  the  ivichniond  W/tif/  of 
June  17th,  1861]. 

June  17th,  Hon.  Howell  Cobb,  of  Georgia,  arrived  in  this  city 
and  stoj)ped  at  the  Atlantic  Hotel.  He  came  to  visit  his  two  sons 
who  were  on  duty  here  with  the  Georgia  sokliers. 

June  19th,  a  melancholy  accident  occurred  at  the  Navy  Yard,  to 
wit : 

Mr.  David  Williams  descended  to  the  bottom  of  the  river  by 
means  of  a  diving  apparatus,  to  stop  the  holes  by  which  the  sloop- 
of-war  Plymouth,  had  been  scuttled  in  Ai)ril;  while  thus  engage*! 
it  appears  that  the  c;ip  connected  with  the  diving  bell  separated, 
and  he  was  drowne<l  before  the  usual  time  of  making  the  signal  to 
draw  iiim  up.  It  bectime  neces.sarv  then  to  pull  him  uj)  with 
gnipj)ling  irons,  and  when  rai.sed  to  the  surliice  of  tlu;  water,  it  was 
found  that  life  was  entirely  extint.  He  wa.s  a  reputable  and  in- 
dastrious  man,  ;ind  left  a  wife  and  three  children. 

The  following  card  appeared  in  the  city  papers  June  22nd : 
''The  'Tuskegce  Light  Infantry,'  :>rd  Regiment  Alabama  Volun- 
teers, return  their  most  grateful  thanks  to  Mrs.  W.  H.  Broughton, 


Mifw  E.  P.  Nn^Ii  and  t»tlur  Norfolk  ladifs  J'-.r  the  KTvict'  wImcIi 
lliey  have  |K'rronuc«l  in  the  niakini;  up  of  tlie  etnu|MUiy*s  iini- 
fornjs.  SiH'h  nets  upon  the  jKirt  of  i-onipanitive  ««tranj^  rs  in«li«*ute 
the  kin«hu'.-s  of  heart,  ns  well  as  the  >pint  of  (li>intere>t<Hl  |)utrio- 
fisni  \vhi«'h  chanuteri/c  the  liiir  <laiii;litei>  of  \'ir<jinia.  Althou<:li 
in  a  <lis(ant  lan<f,  an<l  far  nrnovtd  fmnj  the  overwatchin;:  «-are  «»f 
oiir  own  love<l  niothirs  an«I  sisterv,  we  are  yet  niadt-  to  feel  that 
thtir  places  have  Ihimj  snpplie<l. 

**  \\'e  can  never  for{iet  such  kindncj-."^,  and  tnr'^t  tli:!t  our  eonduct 
will  ever  merit  tlnir  eonsidinition.  " 

June  21th.  the  (idlowin^  nnniicipal  oHleers  were  duly  eltnte*! : 

Mayor,  \\iIiiaiM  W.  I.and^:  Ivc;.MMe!.  J.  Hardy  H.'iidren  ;  City 
Collector,  F.  1"\  Ferguson :  Com niisson<'r  of  Revenue.  J<»hn  IJ. 
Hranham  ;  AsM'ssor,  T.  (i.  Br<»ni:hton.  Jr.  :  City  Attorney,  VV.  T. 
Ilei'dren;  Street  Inspt(tor,  K.  li.  \\'ii;:lit  ;  (Janger  of  Licpiors, 
.lames  M.  Sttt-^l  ;  City  Surveyor,  Ktlward  L.  Yonn^:  Clerk  of 
Market,  Kli  Ciithricl;  Physician  to  Almshouse,  Dr.  .las.  D.  (ialt  : 
Keeper  of  .Mmshouse,  Win.  Hawkins;  \\'ei;;her  of  Ilay,  Joseph 
I'linklev  ;  S.aler  of  Weights  and  Measures.  Thos.  R.  \a-v;  Keo|K-r 
of  Magazine,  W.  II.  C. Cheshire  ;  First  \\\hm\  Measurer,  W.  B. 
De^jrs ;  Sc<-ond  Wood  .Measurer,  John  I'anks,  Sr.  :  Captain  of  City 
Watch,  Klias  (uiv  ;  I.ieutenant  of  Citv  Watch.  David  H.  I >v«-r: 
Constal.les,  (Jeor^r'i.  W.  (JleiMi,  R.  L.  Nelson.  Calvin  IVil,  La'rkin 
Davis,  .Miles  S.  Cox,  Peter  Moore. 

The  followiiijr  is  from  the  Norfolk  Jfmti'f,  of  June  25ih,  IS(;i  : 
"The  Lee  (tuerilhis  have  re.«<dve»l  themselves  into  an  Artillery 
Company,  c-:d!ed  the  Lee  Artillery,  in  honor  of  our  estecm(><l  Com- 
mander-in-Chief, (ien.  Lee.  Only  ten  more  are  ne<Hle<l  to  n)ake  u|i 
the  retjuisite  nundn-r  and  they  ho|H'  to  he  mustered  into  .service  on 
Sunday  morning;  ne.xt.  The  eonunany  is  umler  the  e<immand  ol' 
Capt.  Jas.  Y.  I^'ifih  of  this  <ity.  Their  headipiarters  have  Ux-n 
estahlisheil  at  the  lilues'  .\rm(»ry,  on  Talhot  street,  which  is  open 
from  '.)  A.  M.  to  (5  v.  m.,  daily." 

June  'JTth,  Col.  J.  H.  Ma-jruder  received  his  Commission  a.s 
hri;^ailier  (teneral  in  the  Confetlenitc  States  Army,  from  President 
Jefterson  Davis.  The  news  was  joyfully  reeeived  hy  the  soldiers 
here. 

June  'JMth,  Captain  Win.  Morris  Armstrong:,  oC  the  Unite*! 
States  Navy,  dii**!  at  his  rcsidenw  on  IJute  Stix-et,  in  the  64th  year 
of  h\»  age.  He  entered  the  Naval  Service  an  a  Midshinmao  in 
1811./  • 

During  (his  month  the  Fedend  fi»re(^  at  Old  Point  and  New- 
jiort's  News,  were  estimate  d  at  '25,<K)(1,  with  Major  General  Benja- 
min F.  Btitler  (more  ap|)ropriately  called,  and  Utter  known  -x^ 
"  I5east  I^utier")  in  eommand.  The  Old  Hay  Line  of  Steamers  ran 
re;^Mdarly    Intwcen  Old    Pi>int  and    P>altiniorc,  carrying  to  and  fro 


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largi^  rarojoes  ofiVcM-ilit  ;iiul  inaiiy  passon^ers,  which  paid  (lu'  lino 
very  haiul^omely. 

June  2yth,  the  Norfolk  Herald  cnutainal  the  following  :  "  We 
were  shown  yesterday  a  twelve  pound  eonieal  hall  which  was  re- 
cently tired  from  the  United  States  Steamer  (Quaker  City,  at  flic 
residence  of  Jas.  S.  Garrison,  Sr.,  near  I^yidiaven.  It  is  a  siniiular 
lookint;- iH-o)ectile — in  shape  lesemhies  somewhat  the  dome  of  the 
C'itv  Hall.  It  has  a  very  dangerous  aj)pearance,  hut  nobody  as  yet 
has  been  hurt  by  any  of  the  missiles."'  Also  the  following: 
"(Jen.  Butler  recently  sent  word  to  Gen.  Afagrudor  that  he  hoped 
the  war  would  becomlucted  on  principles  of  civilized  warfare,  and 
Gen.  M.  replied,  I  have  I)urrie<l  your  dead  and  taken  care  of  your 
wounded  in  ^ight  of  the  houses  of  widows  and  orphan^  whom  you 
have  driven   forth  and   whose  j)roj)erty  you  have  destroyed." 

All  persons  temporarily  residing  in  Norfolk  or  its  vicinity,  who 
were  from  i)laces  inside  the  Federal  lines  and  wished  to  return  to 
their  homes,  were  promptly  sent  to  Fortress  Monroe  under  flag  of 
truee,  upon  applying  to  the  proj)cr  authorities.  Ikit  the  same 
<'Ourtesy  was  not  extended  to  Southern  j)eople  by  !<oinc  of  the 
Federal  authorities,  as  the  the  following  incident  will  jdainly  prove  : 

A  married  daughter  of  our  townsman,  Capt.  Guy,  with  her 
children,  happened  to  be  in  a  Northern  town  when  the  war  broke 
out ;  and  it  was  not  until  about  the  middle  of  June,  and  after  being 
put  to  great  trouble,  risk  and  expense,  that  she  obtained  a  j)ermit  to 
return  home,  and  she  took  the  route  via  IxUtiinore  and  Fort  Mon- 
roe, rejoicing  in  the  expectation  of  soon  seeing  and  embracing  once 
more  lier  kindred  and  friends.  But  on  her  arrival  at  Fort  Mon- 
roe her  passport  ua-;  disreganled,  and  she  was  ordered  to  return 
in  the  boat  to  Baltimore,  being  j)ositively  forbidden  to  land  on  her 
own  shores;  and  she  an<l  her  little  ones  were  thus  left  to  find  their 
way  by  some  other  route,  as  best  they  might.  [The  above  is  a 
well  authenticated  fiict.] 

July  4th,  a  large  crowd  of  jiersons,  including  many  Norfolk 
ladits,  assembled  at  Camp  Talbot  (near  the  city)  to  witness  the 
presentation  of  a  beautiful  flag  to  the  "  Lynchburg  Beaure- 
gards."  The  flag  was  presented  by  Wm.  S.  Reid,  Esq.,  (of  the 
Beauregards)  in  behalf  of  Miss  Oriana  McDaniel  (the  fair  donor), 
daughter  of  Col.  Jno.  KoI)in  McDaniel,  of  Lynchburg — one  of 
Virginia's  most  honored  sons.  [Col.  McD.  was  among  the  first  en- 
prising  citizens  who  were  instrumental  in  establishing  dlrccl  trade 
l)etween  \'irginia  and  Fur()|>e]. 

On  the  same  day,  a  luMutiful  liag  was  presented  Company  V..  nl 
Norfolk,  by  the  lady  friends  of  that  Company.  The  i)reseMtation 
took  place  at  Ci-aney  Island,  where  the  Com{)any  was  then  stationed. 
Mayor  Lamb  delivered  the  flag  with  appro|)riate  remarks,  which 
were  happily  responded  to  by  ''high  private"  Thomas,  of  the  Co. 


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Tuesday,  July  Oth,  the  tnM»|>s  iu  aud  amuud  Norfolk  (|Kirti«u- 
larly  tliosi-  from  tlu-  OM  Norlli  State)  wvre  ihvply  j^rieviHl  to  learn 
of  tlie  tlisitli  »)!"  Iliri  ExtvlU'Ucy,  .Ino.  \V.  Kllis,  Gdvernor  of  North 
Carolina,  wliitli  sa<l  event  t¥">urr»*«l  the  7th  in.>it.,at  the  Ke<l  Sulpliur 
SjiriuiT'^  in  thi>  State. 

Ourin;^  the  Kirly  part  of  tlii^  iiioiitli  a  "  iuirhor  iH.lic«"  \v:t-  or- 
;;ai)i/.t'<l  to  erulM- ahout  the  harlxir.  The  Ihnj  y>iK</;  of  .July  11th, 
eontaiiutllthe  fullcwin^j  item  :  '*  We  uutlerstaud  nune  of  the 'faithful' 
of  Ohl  A1m_-'.s  folliiwers  hereal)out>,  have  l>e<'n  pn/./lini;  their  \vit> 
h«)\v  to  ^et  information  to  the  enemv,  until  tliev  have  hit  u|Min  th«- 
plan  of  acting;  as  li<hermen,  and  while  down  the  river  for  that  jtur- 
jtose,  they  avail  of  the  o|)p<irtnnity  of  earning:  a  little  of  AIk-'s 
s<^'<-ret  serviee  money,  hy  eontriviiiix  di>|Kit«-he>  to  his  tKvl  in  the 
Uoa«ls,  hy  means  <»f  jiuttin;;  >uch  little  favors  its  thev  niav  have  in 
a  hottle,  Mttiu};  it  adrift  on  the  pro|»er  tide  to  be  floatetl  down. 
They  put  a  little  Maj^  or  signal  in  the  i-ork  sons  to  attraet  the  atten- 
tion of  the  enemy  who  cruise  alxjut  the  Roa«ls  in  pur-uit  of  these 
dispat«-hc;*.  Captain  dohn  Yoiuiir.  of  the  Ilarhor  Police,  however 
Ikls  put  a  (piietus  on  this  ainusemeni,  as  his  opi-rations  in  the 
river  and  Roads  will  intercept  all  such  di-^pat^'hes.'' 

A  t-orresiMmdent  writinu;  tea  Virginia  pa|H'r  during;  this  nKtnth, 
un<ler  the  caption,  "  ANoTiiKit  Norfolk  liov,"  says  :  "Captain 
N'ir^inius  I).  (Jroncr,  of  Nori»)lk,  now  attached  to  the  War  De- 
partment, at  l{ichmon<l,  took  an  e-arlv  stand  for  Southern  honor  and 
inih'pcndcncc,  and  left  his  Mother  State  to  wield  a  swonl  in  de- 
fence ot"  her  liclcaiTuntl  sistei>.  His  i^allant  devotion  to  our  cause 
has  already  found  favor  amonij  his  leaders  in  a  stranj^c  land.  an«l 
the  conlitlence  thus  won  will  he  sun>  to  hrin<;  a  yet  higher  reward. 
When  loyalty  to  the  South  was  fn>t  pnH-lainutl  jvs  *tr«L-on  to  the 
Union,'  /if  took  the  name  of  '  traitt>r,'  and  provetl  his  re:idiness 
to  I. rave  the  penalty,"  Sic 

.Inly  11th,  mimite  guns  were  fired  l»y  the  North  Carolina  Navy 
Ste:uners  in  our  harhor  in  resjH-tt  to  the  memorv  of  the  late  (iov. 
.Ino.  W.  K!lis. 

Julv  rjth,  a  ditlicultv  (xrurretl  on  Main  Stre<-t  between  sonic 
Alabama  and  Virginia  soldiers,  during  which,  Mcs-rs.  ( 'harles  Rey- 
nolds and  .b^MT  Knight,  of  the  Norfolk  Junior's,  wert»  shot  and 
painfully  woundcil.     The  affiir  was  deeply  regrettoil. 

July  loth,  Captain  .lames  Barron  Hoih"  (now  the  ace<implished 
P>litorof  the  Norfolk  I.nndinark)  was  appoint***!  Stvretary  to  the 
Commandant  of  the   Norfolk  N'avy  Yanl. 

J)uring  this  month  a  N.C.  Battery,  post*-*!  at  Hattenus  Inlet  was 
attackdl  by  I"'e«leral  gun-boats,  and  it  is  said  that  thefir^t  shot  from 
the  battery  w:is  fire<l  by  Lieut.  Mathew  Fatherly,  a  native  of  Nor- 
folk, then  a  memlnT  of  an  Eli/aUth  City,  (N.  ( '.)  Companv.  [Thu» 
w;ii  the  first  shot  firitl  from  North  Carolina  soil  by  ConfcJeratcs]. 


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Evoii  t]\o  litrlo  i>;irls  of  XortolU  were  active  in  their  olVorts  t(^  aiil 
the  Southern  cause,  as  the  loHowinu:  extract  from  (»iie  of  the  city 
papers  will  show  : 

"  Three  patriotic  misses  of  our  city,  neither  of  tli<Mu  over  twelve 
years  of  aye,  hehl,  recently,  a  fair  for  the  benefit  of  the  sick  soldiers 
in  our  midst,  the  result  of  which,  takin*;  all  things  into  considera- 
tion, was  very  good. 

"The  amount  netted  was  SI",  and  has  been  jiaid  over  to  the 
projKT  person,  as  the  following  receiot  will  show  : 

"  Received  from  Miss  Lelia  Cuthrell,  Mary  Hall  and  Indy 
Ashby,  §17,  for  the  benellt  of  the  sick,  the  proceeds  of  a  Fair  for 
the  purpost^"  of  raising  money  for  the  above  })nrpose. 

"  RoKKRT  SouTiiGATE,  Surgeou  in  Charge  of  Hospital. 

"  Norfolk,  July  15th,  18G1." 

Monday,  July  15th,  a  little  boy  about  8  years  old,  son  of  Mrs. 
Hickey,  residing  on  Bermuda  street,  fell  trom  a  boat  in  Newton's 
creek  and  was  drowned. 

July  16th,  George  I).  Parker,  Fxp,  was  elected  Second  Lieuten- 
ant of  the  Harris  Guards,  Gth  ^'irginia  Regiment,  Virginia  Volun- 
teers. Mr.  Parker  had  been  a  member  of  tlie  Woodis  Riflemen 
ever  since  the  war  commenced,  and  had  j)roven  his  claim  to  pro- 
motion. 

July  17th,  Captain  Robert  B.  Pegram  was  transferred  from  the 
Pig  Point  Battery  to  the  Ordnance  Department  at  Gosport  Navy- 
vard. 

July  10th,  news  of  the  battle  of  Bull  Run  (July  18th)  was 
received,  and  the  troops  around  Norfolk  were  greatly  elated  over 
General  Beauregard's  success  in  repelling  the  attack  of  the  Lin- 
col  nites. 

July  21st,  at  night,  the  following  disi)atch  was  received  in  Nor- 
folk, and  caused  the  greatest  excitement  and  enthusiasm  : 

"  Manassas,  July  21st,  18G1. 

"  We  have  won  a  glorious  but  dear-bought  victory.     The  night'" 
closed  with  the  enemy  in  full  flight,  pursued  by  our  troops. 

"  (Signed)  Jei'fkiisox  Davis." 

This  news  awakened  new  courage  in  our  midst,  and  even  the 
'•  petticoat  (hidgers"  (the  stay-at-home  young  men)  assumed  an  air 
of  patriotism  that  made  them  bold  and  war-like. 

July  2.>d,  a  dillicidty  occurre<l  here  between  r/i(Utenaut  J.  K. 
Adams,  of  the  Mobile  I  Ala.)  Rifles,  and  Claiborne  Hughes,  of  Nf)r- 
folk,  in  which  the  Lieutenant  was  killctl.  The  sad  ailliir  occurred 
at  th(!  corner  of  Mark''t  .s(|uare  and  Union  .-trert.  Huglu>s  wa< 
arrested  and  lodged  in  jail  to  be  tried  for  munlcr,  and  was  refused 
bail. 

July  21ltii,  the  ladi(>s  of  Norfolk  |)resenteil  a  beautiful  flag  to  the 
Second  Regiment  North   Carolina  Volunteers,  Colonel   Williams 


nniimaijiliii-^'.  Tlif  pp-riiiatioii  atMri^^^  wa-*  ilcliv<*rr«l  l»y  (loiieral 
flii^tT,  at  tin*  A«'Uil»'my  Ij>t.  in  |>nx'ii<«'  of  a  lar;:*'  coruijui-jst*  of 
ntmtM*. 

Aii^Misi  If.l,  tlir  Soiithrrn  Arijtm  annoiiiKvil  its  cli-^Hintinuancc  n& 
a  daily  h:i)ht  in  «'«»n*'«|iioii(v  <»f  a  lU'ticieiu-y  of  fonv,  most  of  '\i» 
••mplovtM-s  liavin};  j^oiir  into  tin*  army. 

Aii;;iist  istli,  Captain  William  I^iml>  liaviii;j  UtMi  proinoUHl  in 
the  nmk  of  Major.  Linitoiiaiit  UolK-rt  li.  Taylor  was  ehx'ttnl  to 
siKtxttl  liim  astlif  Captain  of  tlu-  W'oiKJis  Killrmti;. 

I>nrini:  this  tnonth  ihc  weather  was  nnn^ually  pl«is;»nt,  and  the 
Mtl<li»Ts  aronntl  NorlolU  were  l)less*'t|  with  ;;oo(|  hc-alth.  Ofeonrs** 
there  Were  manv  f);xlits  lutw**!-!!  the  land  forets  in  this  vieinity  and 
the  Fttleral  war  vess^-ls,  hut  noneof  the  Conf<'«lenit<*?»  snfVere<i  nnu-h 
from  the  shots  of  their  enemiis.  When  the  Fiilenils  evaeiiateil 
the  Navy-yard,  the  Southern  authoritii's  took  po»es.xion  «if  the  platv 
and  vijxomnsly  pushed  forward  the  work  (»f  *'  increasing  tin-  navy  " — 
there  were  no  idlers  at  the  Yard  at  that  time. 

S-ptend»er  oth,  the  la«ly  frien<ls  of  the  Norti»lk  Li<:ht  Infantry 
N'olnnteers,  Capt.iin  John  K.  Ludlow,  presented  that  corps  with  a 
liand-^omc  Conlederat*'  tl.ii;  at  the  Courthouse.  .May<»r  Lamh  pre- 
M'nte«l  it,  and  .1.  \\.  VnvA,  F>.j.,  receive.!  it  in  ixhall'  of  tin- 
eomtnand. 

Amonjjjthe  manv  Norfolk  lad ie^  who  exerted  thetr.selves  t<i  aid  the 
Southern  soMiers  were  .Mrs.  Baker  I*.  1^41',  Jr.,  and  Mrs.  Anna 
(lolViiran,  who  ({(Serve  sptH-ial  n»ention.  These  ladits  forwardi'd  to 
the  Hampton  ( Jrays,  stationi^l  at  Yorktown,  and  to  the  Wythe 
UiMes,  at  William^liurg.  a  lar^e  >uj)ply  of  clothini;  and  other  accept- 
al»le  articles  duriui:  the  month  of  S-ptemher,  1S()1,  Mr-,  (i.  I>. 
.\rm<trong,  .Mi-s.  S.  .M.  Sheppard,  .Miss  M.  I,.  I'annell,  Mi>.  Kader 
HijjjT'.  ^^i^-  Samiiel  liorum  and  .Mr-.  R.  Capp-,  were  also  constant 
and  kind  in  their  attentions  t(»  the  sick  -oldii  r-.  and  their  names 
were  fretpiently  puhlished  in  the  ]»apei-s  in  conm-ction  with  some 
j^Mierous  and  pniiseworthy  act. 

S-plendnr  Joth,  Kir^t  I.ieufnant  William  T.  Nimmo,  of  the 
Norfolk  Li^dit  Artillery  iilue>,  died  at  Sewell's  Point.  His  remains 
were  hrought  home  for  interment. 

Durinj;  this  month  some  of  the.soldicrH  in  and  directly  ahout  the 
city  i^ave  a  series  of  (".tncert.s  for  the  l»enelit  of  their  sick  and  needy 
comrnl(s.  and  hand-ome  sums  of  money  were  real i/,e«l  for  the  cause. 
These  very  plc-a-ant  entertainments  werepiven  in  the  ( ))>cni  House 
under  thedireclion  of  th«-  Ladies'  Aid  S<H'iety,  and  drew  laru'c  an«l 
fashionaltle  audienees. 

Vhe  Lynchimrg,  I'etcrshur^:  and  Kiehnvtnd  companies  containeil 
some  very  fine  mnsienl  talent — also  the  lyoui-iana  I{ej;iment,  th(>n 
8tatione«l  here  ;  and  then-,  with  our  Norfolk  hoys,  ^^ave  eon(^rts 
that  were  very  profitalile  to  our  hospitiil  c:ius*'. 


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l[v.lraii!i.  ami  liosfiidalc CitnciU  ;  Calcine aii<l  Land  Plastor  ; 

•  ■  il  Cattle  Hair,  T.ath<*.  Slates.  Tar,  Bricks,  t^c. 


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October  1st,  a  ,i\r^v  iminl)or  ofciti/eiis  flockotl  to  the  laiidiii!^  ot' 
the  "tlai;  of  truce  boat"  to  !L;;reet  the  return  ol'soni(>  exchanged  Con- 
federate ])risoners,  wlio  Svere  captnrcd  in  tlie  hatth^  of  Ricli  Moun- 
tain. Most  of  them  were  natives  of  k^onthwcst,  X'a.,  and  some 
were  very  hadly  wonnih'ch  They  were  quartered  at  tlic  Atlantic 
Until,  and  received  kind  attention  while  there. 

Died  Tuesday,  October  15lh,  Mrs.  Kcbecca  Newton  IJonsh,  in  tlif 
XOth  year  of  her  ai::e.  This  estimable  lady  was  well  known  and 
«U>arly    loved. 

OctobefJSth,  theliriLi;  Dolphin,  wliicli  was  sunk  by  the  Federals 
when  the  Navy-yard  was  abandoneil,  was  raised.  On  the  same  day, 
tlivei-s  examined  the  jiunsof  the  IVninsylvania,  and  found  her  sixty- 
eight  pounders  in  good  order  ;  her  32-pounders  were  all  burst.  \Ve 
have  no  record  of  any  very  important  events  that  oeciired  this 
month.  The  military  and  naval  forces  about  Norfolk  were  greatly 
iticreased  and  the  .'soldiers  were  "spoiling  for  a  fight."  Thelarge force 
of  workmen  at  the  Navy-yard  made  wonderlul  j)i-ogrcss  in  manu- 
facturing war  implements  and  in  rci)airing  {\io  ships  which  the 
Federals  had  rendered  useless.  News  of  several  battles  was  n-ceived. 
i)Ut  as  this  work  is  not  inti-ndcd  as  a  historv  of  the  war,  we  omit 
the  particulars. 

During  the  early  part  of  November  18<jl,  a  man  named  Henry 
Davis  left  Xorfblk  for  liis  Northern  home.  Jle  had  been  a  citizen 
here  about  ten  months, and  was  a  shoemaker.  Upon  his  arrival  in 
New  York  he  furnishe<l  the  Tribune  with  the  folloning  account  of 
affaiiN  in  this  .section,  which  we  believe  is  mainly  correct.  The  ac- 
count was  written  uivler  date  of  November  2d,  and  says  : 

"  A  few  days  ago  tloiir  rose  in  Norfolk  from  (J  to  r$.S  50  a  barrel 
on  account  of  the  outi)reak  among  the  Union  men  of  Tennessee. 
Cottee  is  ")()  cents  a  pound,  and  very  scarce.  Sugar  of  the  com- 
monest kind  is  15  centsa  pound.  Fish  is  j>lentifid,  and  most  people 
live  on  that  <lict,  with  corn  bread  ;  salt  pork,  ."lO  cents  ;  lard  25  cents 
a  pound;  jiotatocs,  $1  a  bushel  ;  candles,  common  tallow,  25  to  30 
cents  a  pound,  and  s}ierm,  10  cents  each. 

"  Clothing  of  everv  kind  is  verv  hiu,li.  ("onimon  black  p.mta- 
loons,  12  to  ,?1S  ;  vests,  from  12  to  820;  black  frock  coats,  S.-,(). 
Dry-g«tods  of  all  kinds  have  advanced  Irom  500  to  1,000  j)er  cent. 
Most  of  the  goods  are  brought  from  New  Orleans  at  |)re.scnt. 

'•  ( )f  materials  f<ir  boots  and  shoes,  .sole  leather  sohl  at  81  a  pound 
witli  not  a  pound  left  in  .Norfolk, except  what  little  the  shoemakers 
held;  upper  leather,  <'alf,  8100  for  a  <U)zen  skins.  No  materials 
for  ladies'  shoes  to  be  had.  La<lies'  .shoes  .sold  at  5  to  8«)  a  pair; 
very  common,  83.50.  Men's  lae(Hl  boots,  88  ;  long  12  to  §20.  All 
kinds  of  busin(\ss  was  very  good,  many  people  having  started  small 
manufactories  Ihr  various  ne<'essities,  giving  poor  people  emplov- 
meut. 


G2 

"It  is  (liniciilt  ti>  U'U  liow  miiny  soldier?* jipo  at  Norfolk,  bo  manv 
arrfurampc*!  :il>oiii  llie  t«i\vu.  Tlir  csiiiiiatt^tl  niiiiilK'r  varicn!  fniiii 
1(I,(MM>  to  Jd.OitO,  Mii-t  oCthc  tnntpH  jijiw  pun- into  \viiit«r  «niar- 
ti-i>,  liaviii>;  l)iiill  tlifiii>rlvt>  iitit-i  llirliiat  |»iir|Mwf. 

*'Noriolk  i»  \v«-ll  (Icli'iitlcti.  On  ilic  Tori'-inoiiili  >i<lo  arc  mill's  ot' 
ciiilKiiikiiu'iil.  wiililnavv  ^rmis  iVointhc  Navv-yanl,at  inlcrvals  of 
l(M»yanl>.  Tin- <-am|>s  art?  jiImhiI  a  lialfinilc  tii-iaiil  j'loiii  imcIi 
other.  On  I  lie  Nt»rl<>lk  )*i«l«-,  for  fiv«"or  six  niiies,  lMiHTi«"«  rnnaloii*: 
I'rint-c^s  Anne  road,  with  >iniilar  arniamnii.  TJu' iroo|io  in  and 
al»ont  Noili»lk  arc  lioni  Norili  Carolina,  SmiiIi  Carolina,  A lali.itna, 
(iMirjiia,  an«l  (line  riniinenls  Iroin  l*«  l«i>l»iirjr.  Va.  Tiie  .M»l<liei"sarc 
well  cNiilie^l  in  {^niy  eloili  suitv.  The  Con  Cm  Km  ate  Government 
<t>nhl  not  Mipiily  the  men  with  shoes,  and  they  were  ••onslantly 
writiii'j  home  llir  money,  .»lioe-;  and  oiImt  eomroris,  their  jiav  l»ein^ 
tot)  Miiall  to  allow  them  to  pav  >^M>  a  j»air  fur  li**'!  <"«»verin;;s,  'I'ht 
ne\v^pa|H'rs  are  Hr;niinj;  that  the  pay  <»t  <il!ie«M>  should  !«•  eiirlailni, 
and  that  ol'  the  privau*s  advaneed.  'J'h<-  ladies  had  Iumii  }:eHiii<^up 
eiuMtrls  :ind  exhiliiiioiis  to  r:ii.««e  money  ("or  the  itdief  oJ'  their 
soldiers,  hill  iheir  ellorts  did  not  avail  mufli. 

"  The  M«  irinuK'  has  heen  liaii-liirnud  into  a  '^rr:\t  hallerinir 
ram.  with  a  .-irel  no>«',  Tor  rnimiii,:  down  vo-eU.  A  II  her  internal 
works  aie  romplelnl,  hiil  her  plaiinii;  is  only  partially  ellis-le*!  sis 
yet.  She  is  to  he  sheatluMl  I'roin  the  water  line  npward  with  iron 
plal'-s  «iiM'  loot  wiile  and  two  inehes  thiek.  the  same  wav  ;!•*  her 
plank^.  and  then  at:ain  sJieatlnd  with  .-imple  plates  over  that,  riin- 
iiin'4  lip  the  same  way  as  her  rilw,  the  whole  to  Ik»  holted  tlii-on<^h 
oihI  ihmnu,h.  They  e.\pe<-f  f.»«_ft  her  finished  4»y  the  l.st  of  .lannary. 
hut,  iVom  till'  Nnin-ily  ol  and  the  sIowik-s  of  the  w<»rk,it 

will  pidhahly  hr  nearer  liiii<'  heC.re  ^hc  i^  ready  for  sea. 

^^'hen  eompletetl,  she  is  |m  i;iii  ilivvn  some  dark  rainv  nii;ht  to  the 
R«)a<ls,  and  sma-ili  np  ami  sink  the  fleet.  Her  I'liirine-;  are  four  ti'et 
helow  the  wal«-r  line,  and  her  sid«-s  sIojm'  inwar<l.  She  is  to  Im* 
rover«'d  overln'ad  with  a  homh-|»roM('nelwork  of  r.iili'oad  inni.  She 
is  not  l'<  have  any  «h<I<«.  exrepi  forwani  and  aft  for  the  hij;  pivot 
^iins,  with  'jalleiies  for  her  hroad-ide  armament.  Its  is  thon<j:ht 
that  she  will  Im>  so  li*t|  in-ide,  iVoin  want  of  ventilation,  that  very 
few  |MM-ons  are  willin;;  to  ship  in  her.  Her  armament  is  to  l)e 
of  the  heaviest  and  !■  -i  ilfled  e.annon  kn«>wn,  and  thcrt;  is  no 
doiihi.  if  she  h.u-  -he  will  do  an  immense  :unoui)t  of 

dama;:e  to  nnrfleei 

\\r  have  nothint;  el^-  of  inten'st  to  re<v»rd  in  this  month  (No- 
vemlier).  The  pajKTs  were  fillc<l  with  war  news  from  various  j»art.s 
of  the  eounlry,  and  wnitainwl  but  very  little  loial  matter  of  im- 
porlanef. 

lV<vml)or  1st.  Capt,  Vickerk*  resiirne*!  the  Captainey  of  (he  Nor- 
folk Light  Artillery    Blne»,  owin;i  to   the  had   condition    of  his 


Siiialtli.  The  Company  wasstatioMe.l  at  Scwell's  Point,  at  tlio  tinu\ 
and  at  a  nioctin^  lield  inr  the  puvjjose  snllahle  re-<()lutii)ns  weir 
a<lo|)te<.l  oxpressini:;  attcetion  and  esteem  lor  (.apt.  Y .,  and  deep 
regret  on  aeeonnt  ot  Ids  resignation. 

The  iWHowing  eard.  pnbli.-hed  in  tlie  J)(U/  Book  of  Dceember 
5th,  Inllv  exphuns  itself,  and  is  bnt  another  evidence  of  the  devo- 
tion nt'  our  ladii's  to  tlie  Southern  eause  : 

ExTUENcuEi)  Camp,  nkau  Nohfolk,  } 
November  18,  18(51.       / 

"The  Indies  of  tlie  Granby  Street  Methodist  E.  Chnrcli,  will 
])lease  aeeept  my  grateful  acknowledgments  for  their  very  liberal 
and  oppcM-tune  donation  of  sixteen  blankets  and  fifteen  comforts, 
which  have  been  distril)uted  among  tlie  most  needy  in  the  Com- 
pany under  my  command.  'Tis  true  that  none  of  my  men  are 
jjrepared  to  encounter  the  cold  blasts  of  the  approaching  winter, 
yet  the  knowledge  that  there  are  in  Norfolk  those  who  feel  for  them, 
anil  are  disposed  to  contribute  to  their  wants,  will  enable  them  the 
more  clux-rfully  to  bear  the  hardships  incident  to  a  soldier's  Viih. 

1  indulge  the  hojje  that  ciich  of  you  may  fully  realize  tlie  bless- 
ing pronounced  upon  the  nierciinl. 

I  am  very  .respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

William  N.  McKknneV, 
Capt.  Company  A,  6tli  Reg't  Va.  Vols." 

The  lair  held  by  the  ladies  of  St.  Mary's  Catholic  Church,  during 
the  latter  part  of  November,  for  the  benefit  of  the  indigent  fami- 
lies of  our  city  volunteers,  netted  ^1,744.30. 

December  23d,  John  Cafl'ee,  keeper  of  an  eating  saloon  on  ^^'ater 
street,  was  killed  in  an  affray  with  some  soldiers  on  Church  street. 
He  wasshotin  the  breast  and  died  instantly. 

During  the  early  part  of  this  month  Norfolk  made  handsome 
contributions  (money)  to  the  people  who  were  made  destitute  by 
the  great  fire  in  Charleston,  S.  C.  Soliciting  connniltees  were  ap- 
pointed by  Mayor  Laml)  to  wait  upon  the  citizens  and  the  response 
wa-<  pnjinpt  and  liberal. 

EUJHTKKX    HUNDRED    AND   SIXTY-TWO. 

We  have  bnt  to  give  the  following  extract  from  a  Norfolk  p.ij)er 
of  .January  4,  18()2,  to  show  iiow  mild  the  winter  wasat  that  time  : 
"  We  were  presented  yesterday  by  Alexander  Bell,  Es(j.,  of  this 
citv,  with  a  couple  of  pears  taken  from  a  tree  f)ii  ids  premise's  on 
Tliursday  last.  They  are  small,  it  is  true,  bnt  in  other  resj)ectsthe 
fruit  is  pcrtli't.  The  tree  which  bore  them  l)lossome<l  in  Novem- 
ber.    Only  think  of  pears  in  January." 

A  soldier  irom  Louisiana,  who  died  ne:ir  Norfolk,  about  the  10th 
of  January,  and  whose  name  was  not  given  by  the  i)apei-s  at  the 
time,  was  saiil  to  be  tlie  author  of  the  following  verses,  which  were 
found  upon  his  i)erson  written  with  a  [)encil : 


Hrolher  Soldier  ounc  ii|i  ii«-art-r. 

For  my  liuil»»>  itr»*  k"^'*'"*!  *""'''' ; 
\iiil  lliv  |irfwiu'»-  H^'fiiut li  «li'im  r 

Wlici)  lliy  iiriiin  nPHimi  iiiv  foltl. 
I  am  «lyiiiK,  Soldier*,  dying, 

S<Miii  yuii  will  iijim  iiif  fruuj  y<»ur  citiiip, 
l'i>r  my  form  will  himui  U-  lying 

'Ntath  llu-  eurtli  ku  i-oM  un«l  dnnip. 
11 
l.iftcn,  liroilitT  Sildior-i.  lixti-n, 

I  have  ftoMietliinc   I  wmild  «ay 
V.rt'  my  even  are  cIum-*!  forever 

Fpim  tin-  lovely  liglil  of  «lay, 
1  am  '^oinn,  »iir«  ly  n<'inf;. 

Hut  my  f:tith  in(MMl  ii>Htrong 
I  die  lin|ii>y,  willing,  knowing 

That  lie  doetli  nothing  wptng. 
Ill 
Tell  my  Katlur  when  y«iu  gr»'et  him 

Thai  in  iKalli  I  pravnl   for  him. 
And  1  hn|H-  th:il  I  ''hail  meet  him 

In  the  world  that'*  fr»e  from  -in. 
lleare!«t  mother,  (mkI  a!»>i«t  her. 

Now  that  she  is  growing  old  ; 
K«v  her  hoy  would  >:Iad   have  kiKx«d  her 

When  hi(«  Ii|»s  grew   pale  and  it)l«l. 

IV 

Hrotlier  SoldierH  eateh  each  wlii*|Hr, 

'Ti!«  niv  wife  I  )-|H-nk  of  now. 
Tell. Oh  tell  her  how  I  mis.*,-*!  her. 

When  th«-  fever  l.nrne«l  my  hmw  ; 
Tell  h<r  "he  nnim   ki.^  my  hahy, 

Like  the  ki-s  I  la-t  in»|>resjn-<l ; 
Hold  hera^'uhen  la-t  1  held  her. 

( 'h>^'ly  f(dile<l  to  my  hreast. 

V 

Tell  my  dear  wife  may  <io«l  ble-"  her, 

She  wax  verv  dear  to  me ; 
Wonlil  I  oiiihf  onec  more  carv^i  her 

And  her  lovely  face  could  -see. 
Tell  my  dear  i>ne«  I  romemlH-r 

Kvery   kindly  parting  won! 
VntI  my  heart  lin"  heen  kept  tender, 

Ity  the  thonghtM  their  memory  HtirnHl. 

.liimiary  \'M\\,  a  soldier  n:iiiio<l  Royal,  of  the  Kt  Louisiana 
U«i:imrnt,  fMl  Irom  :i  fourtli  •^tory  window  of  flu- A(laiiti«-  ll'.t.l 
and    was  kilUtl. 

.lannarv  1  Itli.  Mr-.  N.  Taylor,  ndirt  ol  (the  lafn  .Iiidp-  UoImti 
U.  Tavlor,  dopurtMl  this  lif««  in  the  87tli  yc:ir  of  her  ajxc.  On  th«- 
loth  oV.I.nuiary  Mr-.  Harriet  Martin,  rons-ut  <if  Dr.  ('.  F.  Martin, 
di|iart«il    this  life.      TIh-c  won*  (r*tiinal»l»'  and    well    known  ladi<>.. 

I>ifMl  in  Richmond,  W.^lnesday  the  l^th  olMamiary,  Lirnimant 
ll.nrv  Wodlis  Hnnter,  in  tlie  '2<>th  year  of  his  .iirt\  Hi-  fnnei-al 
took  j)laee  in  ihi-  <ity  Friday  January  17th,  from  the  n-id.n.v  ..t' 
his*  tinele,  Win.  H.  Hnnter,  >>q.,  No'.    lOH  iMain  street. 


The  X.)ri;.lk  Duii  Hook,  of-huinarv  'JOth,  (■ontaincd  ili(>  Inlhnv- 
ing  item:  ••  Lii'iit.  Clias.  H.  (Ji-aiu"lv,  dI"  "  Co.  15,""  'ith  iiooi- 
inent,  \'a.,  N'nliintrcrs,  has  hi'.'ii  elected  Cai)taiii  ol'  (he  Xoriolk 
Li^lit   Artillery  \^\\u^,  sfatioiied  at  Jewell's   I^oint." 

Oil  the  2()th  of  .lauuary,  Dr.  (Jeo.  JMaekiiall,  Siiroeou  of  the 
Naval  tlo'ijiital  of  NorlblU,  departetl  this  life  in  the  ;38tli  year  of 
his  age.  lie  was  one  of  the  most  esleenied  and  useful  of  our  medical 
ottieers,  and  after  a  service  of  more  than  thirty  years  in  the  Navv  of 
the  United  States,  resigned  his  olHce  iijH)n  the  secession  of  Virginia, 
and  was  soon  after  appointed  Surgeon  in  the  Confederate  service, 
to  the  duties  of  which  he  devoted  himself  with  all  the  skill  of  a 
piiysician,  the  zeal  of  a  patriot  and  the  gentleness  of  the  Christian. 

The  kinil  sympathy  of  tlie  pco|)le  of  South  Carolina  for  Xor- 
iolk, during  the  terrible  Yellow  Fever  epidemic  in  1.S55,  was  not 
Ibrgoltou  when  the  occasion  ibr  reciprocation  was  presented,  as  the 
iitllowing  note  t<»  our  Mayor  will  show  : 

''State  of   South  Caiioi.ina,  | 

Mavouai.ty   oi-  CiiAULKsTON,  City  Hall,  -Ian.   20,  1S(;2.  |" 

Sir:  The  very  generous  contribution  of  seventeen  hundreil  and 
ninety-five  dollars  from  the  citizens  of  Norfolk,  came  through  your 
hands,  at  |>roper  time,  but  my  duties  prevented  a  response,  until 
now. 

You  will  please  extend  to  the  people  of  your  worthy  <-ity  the 
grateful  sense  of  the  sutferers  by  fire,  and  accept  for  yourself  the 
high  regards  of 

\'ery   respectfully,  your  oi)edieiit  servant, 

CiiAi{LKS  Maci;l;tii,  Mavor. 
'W'  ITm,.  W.  W.  Lami),  Mayor  of  Xorfolk,  Va." 

A  soldier  from  the  far  South  presented  a  friend  in  XorH)lk  witli 
the  Ibllowing  poem  which  had  been  sent  him  by  an  allcctionate 
sister.      It  wa>  written  in  Dcc(Mni>er  lS(il,  and    was  headed 

A    SOlTlIKliN  SCKMv 

"Oil  I  iMMiiimy,  have  voii  lu-iinl  tlRMiews? 

Tliiis  spoUi-  a  Scjiitliirii  tliilil. 
.\-  in  tin-  miisi's  a^til  (:ue 

Slic  iipwanl  l(>"ki-(i  and  smikil. 

"What  news  yon  mean,  my  litlli-  nneV 

It  mnst  Ik-  niij;lity  Inn- 
To  make  mydarlinj^'s  face  so  reil, 

ller  sunny  l>l\ie  eyes  sliiiie. 

"Why,  Al>rani  T.incoln.  don't  yon  know. 

Tlie  Yankee  I'residetit, 
Whose  uply  piclnre  once  we  ^aw 

Wlien  n))  to  town   we  went  7 


«ff 


^Welf,  he  iNguing  to-fni)  ytm  air. 

Ami  liiakv  you  rich  and  Krnii<J, 
Vnil  vou'll  bf  cln-w*-*!    in  itUk    hii<  I'i.i. 

Lifce  the  {irotKifHl  in  the  lanil. 

"A  jjiltk'il  c-«»a«h  mIuiII  earn-  y<m 

WhiTi-'iT  yon  Hi«li  lo  ri<)t- ; 
And  mammy,  all  vonr  wurk  fhall  Ik- 

Forever  i»i«l  aiii»le." 

Till-  i;.iu»r  sp«.!ikir  j>au-H*<l  fur  l)n-:uli. 

Ami  thill  llic  iiM  iiiirN<-  "aid, 
While  d<»str  lo  iwr  nwarthy  rheck 

Shi-  prcfiMVil  (liK  pi>ld4'iv  hetid  : 

"  My  linle  miK«u«,  utop  ami  n*t — 

You'h  talkin'  mily  fan; 
Ji-«  liiok  ii|i  (lore,  ami   k'll  n»e  whal 

Yu4i  tum  in  yumler  glam? 

■*YcMi  oeo  iilJ' mamm\-'K   wrinkly  face.. 

A-*  hl.i'/k  MB  any  o.ivl ; 
Ami  iiti(liTncaUi  lu-r  hamlkiTi-liit>f 

Wlicif  hvaps  of  knMty  wrml. 

'•  My  <l.-\rliu(;'ii  faceiM  rul  ami  whito. 

lier  j<kiu  [■*  <**>(i  suul  line, 

Vn«l  on  her  pretly  liule  head. 

l>i!  yalliT  ringleU  nhine. 

'■^^y  chile,  who  mado  lhii<   difll-rciKT- 
Twixt  niaiiiniv  and  l\rixl  yoii  ? 

Yon  nadrt  do  dear  Lortl'-  '■'       ■ '  ' ' 

And  TOO  kin  tell  nu"  tnie. 

"  Do  ilear  fxml  naid  it  niii'-t  r><  -•> : 
And  lioner,  I  fi>r  otie 
With  tliaiiki'iil  In-art  will  alwayii  Jiay 
Ili-i  holy  will  be  dono. 

"  And  a«  for  giJilcHl  carrinpt--, 

lK-y'!«  n«)tl>in  'tail  to  •»?«•; 
My  manca'''  roarh  what  rarriis  him 

Iri  gotxl  enough  for  nu-. 

"And  honey,  when  your   mammy  want- 
To  change  her  linme*i)iin  dre*>«. 

She'll  pray  like  clear  old  miiwUH 
To  U-  ciothitl  with   right«-<»nMic~-. 

My  work'n  been   dom*  di»«  many  a  day, 
Vnil  now  I  take*  my  eaw. 
A  waitin'  for  de  MaKter*-*  call 
.Ic-n  wlu-n  dc  ManCer  pleaM-. 

"   \iid  wlien  at  la-«de  time  »loc«  ,-nnic, 

An«l  jMLirold  maminv  die-", 
Your  own  dear  mother's  -oft  wliiti-  hand 

Shall  clone  de»e  lired  eyc«. 


tw 

"  De  dear  Lord  Jesus  scion  will  o:ill 

Olo  inaiiiiny  iionu'  to  liiiii, 
Ami  1r'  can  wasli  my  guilty  soul 

From  oliry  spot  of  sin. 

-And  at  liisfeet  I  sliall   lird..un, 

Wliodied  and  rose   lor  me. 
And  di'u.  and  not  till  d,  n,  my  cliilc, 

Ymiit  Mianiiiiy  will  !).■  (u-v. 

"  C'onie.  little    luissiis,  .s;iy    ymir   prayers, 

Let  old  mas  Linknm  'lone. 
De  deliil  knows  wlio  l)'lon},'s  to  him, 

An.i  he'll  taUeeareofhis.iwn.  " 

Fehruary  lOth,  our  j)e<)[)le  were  doprcssed  hy  the  news  that 
Roauoko  Ishiml  hail  iallcu,  anil  that  tlie  iiallant,  i)i'crlcss  Captain  (). 
.Iennino;s  Wise,  sun  ol'onr  heloviHl  Kx- Governor  Wise,  hail  met  a 
bravo  soldiers'  dea':h.  Xorlolk  was  also  represented  in  tiiat  light. 
Captain  Win.  Sehlen,  of'this  city,  attaehed  to  the  Engineer  Depart- 
ment, was  also  among  the  killed.  Iliscondtiet  on  the  liehl  is  spi)krn 
of  by  those  who  witnessed  it  in  the  most  exalted  terms.  I)aring 
and  i)old,  Iw  feared  not  the  overpowering  Ibrei's  of  tlir  enemy,  but 
tbught  them  bravely,  dis|)nting  their  right  to  every  inch  of  ground. 

A  writer  for  the  Norfolk  J.hti/  Hook  under  date  of  February  1 1th, 
says:  *'  In  the  midst  of  the  distress  and  gloom  east  over  ns  by  the 
taking  of  Roanoke  Island,  we  cannot  help  feeling  a  pride  in  the  eool 
and  gallant  endurance  of  our  townsmen  who  were  on  the  Island. 

''Every  returned  person  whom  we  have  seen,  bears  sincere  testi- 
mony to  the  untiring  eilbrts  of  these  oilicers  at  their  batteries.  Capt. 
.Ino.  Saunders  Taylor  has  already  been  deservedly  noticed  in  your 
paper,;ind  we  feel  that  something  is  due  to  Lieut.  B.  I*.  Loyall.  But 
a  tew  weeks  since  rettu'iicd  lidiii  the  prison  walls  of  I^'ort  Warren, 
he  responded  to  the  first  call  t'oi-  hdj)  at  Rotmoke  and  labored  un- 
tiringly to  make  an  effective  l)attery,  which  he  himself  served  most 
-plcndidly  to  the  very  last,  sinking  three  of  the  enemy's  gunboats 
and  never  surrendering  till  surrounded   by  an  overpowering  force." 

February  21st,  the  bakery  of  Mr.  James  Reid,  in  rear  of  his 
store  on  Main  street,  was  burnisl.  Through  the  strenuous  efforts  of 
our  firemen  several  other  buildings  which  caught  tire  were  saved. 

February  2lth,  all  the  bar-rooms  and  retail  liipior  stores  in  the 
city  were  cIosimI  by  order  of  Major  General  linger.  Commanding 
the  Department  of  Norfolk.  This  cans(Hl  (juitc^a  commotion  among 
the  whisky  sellers  and  drinkei-s,  ;ind  they  at  once  set  their  wits  to 
work  to  adopt  plans  by  which  the    "  martial  law"  coidd  be  evaded. 

Friday,  February  2Sth,  wtus  set  apart  iiy  rresident  Jefferson 
Davis  as  a  day  of  fasting  and  prayer,  and  all  the  churches  in  the 
city  were  openeil  for  divine  services.  Business  w;ls  suspended  and 
the  people  seemeil  earnest  and  sincere  in  their  religious  devotions. 


OIK  <.i:i:\r  \.\v.\i.  i;\i  ru:. 

tin:  oi.D  "  Mj;kijima«  "  indku  a  nkw  namk. 

Act'oiinlM  of  flu-  JIdtnitl'in  RixuIh    F'ti/ltt  frum  tlinsf  trim  irifnfMttul  iV. 

Ill  piivnliiit;  pa^rt-s  i»f  tliis  volume  wc  have  iiu'nti<nie«l  tlir  fa*-! 
tliat  the  old  war  ves>el  Merrimae,  wliieli  wil-  Imrned  ami  s«uttled 
Uy  the  Fnler.ils  \vh«ii  they  <l«'str<>ye<l  the  Norfolk  Navy  Yartl  in 
18<)1,  wai  iH-iiij;  repaired  and  fitle<i  uplbr  CVtiifeihrate  servitv.  Slie 
\va.-i  converted  into  an  iion-elail  Monitor,  of  a  roii;;h  hut  suhstantial 
•»tyh',  and  wa-^  proviiKnl  with  a  "  hatterin^  ram,"  which  IxtKlly 
oriiaiiieiiteil  her  jirow.  Manv  per>«»ns  pnilicteil  that  the  Merriiiuu-, 
or  rather  the  \  iK<;i.\rA,  a^  ."lie  was  ehristeueil  when  ri'|)aiivd,  would 
prove  a  failure  on  aeeount  of  her  heavy  tlrau^ht  ol"  water — which 
preilietion  proved  to  he  eorntl  intheend^hut  not  l>efore  the  gallant 
eraft  had  jilayed  liavo**  with  her  ememv's  fleet. 

Many  de>?eript ions  have  Ixrii  pul)li^he<l  e<ineernin<;  this  naval  en- 
;.ii^einent,  none  of  which  seem  to  ^ive  much  sitistiietion  to  the 
|>eoplc  who  witne.->((l  theatlair;  hut  it  is  natural  to  sup|>osc  that 
the  main  fiicts,  rather  than  minute  particulars,  lia\e  all  In-en  jjiven 
to  the  |nil»lif.  and  in  this  work  we  shall  produce  seviral  hrief  ae- 
<*ount>  which,  when  consolidated,  will  i^ive  the  n-ader  very  c<»rrtvt 
ideas  of  the  "  Vir;;inia's"  ^rvai  victory  over  the  Unitetl  Stato^  flift 
in  Hampton  Roads,  Va.,  March  Mth  and   Htli,  lSt;2. 

One  ac<"ount  of  the  ti;^ht,  s;»y.s  in  suhstaiuvas  follows  :  "  Ahout 
11  o'clock  oil  Saturday  morn iii*^,  March  Sth  l.*<f;2,  the  Ohl  Merri- 
mae—  then  the  ('onfe«lerate  Static  sti-am  Monitor,  N'irtrinia,  left  tln' 
(iosport  Navy-yard  and  siileddown  to  Hampton  Koa«lsto  interview 
the  i'niteil  States  iilockadinj:  lle<t  then  lyinj:  olV  N«w|)ort's  NtWr-. 
I'pon  arrivim;  in  the  Koads  she  foun<l  the  fri;;ates  ('uml>erland  and 
Conu'n'ss.  She  then  made  for  the  CumlM-rland,  as  that  frigate carrie<l 
the  heaviest  armament  of  any  vessel  in  the  l'nite<l  States  Navy  ; 
and  as  she  (the  Virginia  i  pa>s4'd  the  ('on;^ri—>  she  gave  her  (the  ( "on- 
gn^Ks)  a  hroadside,  l>y  way  of  a  salute  and  then  hcjjun  to  fire  «»n 
the  other  frij,nite,  which  irallantly  n  si-te*!  the  attack  for  a  while, 
hut  in  the  short  space  of  fil'(«-en  minutes  she  went  down.  TIh-  Vir- 
ijinia  prcHsj^j  upon  thr  ("umlxrland  as  M»iin  ns  the  firinj;  hct^un,  and 
when  she  got  within  jxiint-hlank  ramre  she  fin^l  several  shots  from 
her  how  gun  and  then  ran  into  her — striking  her  Mjuarely  with  her 
mm,  which  made  In  r  reel  to  and  fro  and  .-M-nt  her  sjxMMlily  to  the 
hottom.  Ihit  her  u'^illant  ( 'onunander  wa<  hnive  to  the  la^t  :  with 
eolor-^  flying  and  his '•hip -inkiu::  he  fired  his  "  aft  gun"  srvenil 
limes  at  the  Virginia. 

'The  N'irginia  then  tunieil  her  attention  t..  the  ( "ongre.-*-.  which 
had  Ucii  somewhat  crippled  hy  the  hroadsi<le  piwiously  given 
her.  After  fighting  lnr  formidahle  enemy  for  nearly  an  hour,  the 
C'ongres.s  haulnj  d(»wn  her  flag  and  ma<le  for  the  Ijeach  where  they 


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run  licr  *liii;li  ii^roiiiul.'  (^ur  ^-uuhoats  tollowod  licr  and  captiirt'tl 
liiT  (iflit-tT^  and  c-row.  Wliile  slii'  iiad  her  Hajr  of  truce  Hying,  and 
wa.s  deliverinj;-  her  jirisoners  to  the  Confetlerates,  the  Federals  at 
at  Newjxtri's  News  fired  a  volley  into  the  vessels,  whieh  kilhid  sev- 
(•ral  of  theii  own  luen,  and  wounded  Mr.  Jno.  Hopkins,  one  of  our 
pilots  attaehed  to  the  Beaufort. 

''While  the  Virginia  eni;aL!;eil  the  Congress  with  her  bow  gun,  .she 
poured  Irecpient  broadsides  iuto  the  Federal  shore  batteries  at  New- 
port's News.  A  j)risoner  stated  that  one  of  the  Virginia's  shots  at 
the  Congress  dismounted  two  guns  and  killed  sixteenof  the  erew — 
taking  oil"  the  head  of  J.(ieut.  Smith,  and  litci'ally  tearing  tin-  ship 
to  pieces. 

"The  enemy  did  not  ex[)ect  the  attack  that  was  made  by  the 
Virginia,  and  it  was  not  until  the  firing  had  eontinued  some  time, 
that  any  effort  was  made  to  assist  the  Cumberland  and  Congress, 
The  first  assistanee  sent  them  was  the  Ignited  States  steam  frigate 
Minnesota,  from  Old  Point.  She  bore  well  over  toward  Newport's 
News,  but  not  entirely  beyond  the  range;  of  our  guns  at  Sewell's 
Point,  which  (»i»ened  ui)on  her  with  unusual  vim.  The  Minnesota 
got  aground,  however,  before  accomplishing  her  object,  and  was 
seriously  peppen-d  by  shots  from  the  CoufL'derate  steamers  Patrick 
Henry  and  -Jamestown.  The  frigate  St.  I^awrence  then  came  uj)to 
iussist  her  grounded  companion,  and  she  also  gotaground  ;  the  steam 
frigate  Roanoke  then  started  from  Old  Point  to  assist  her  eonn-ades, 
but  when  she  saw  the  havoc  that  the  X'irginia  was  plaving,  she 
prudently  put  back,  in  order  to  save  one  more  boat  for  Uncle  Sam. 

"The  Congress  was  burned  by  the  Confederates  on  (Saturdav)  the 
night  of  her  capture.  She  made  a  beautiful  light — illuminating  the 
heavens  and  the  country  for  miles  around.  About  midnight  her 
magazine  exploded  with  a  tremendous  noise.  Her  burning  wits 
witnesse<l  by  thousands  of  spectatoi"s  from  our  harbor  and  sl)ores, 
who  never  before  saw  a  shij)  on  fire. 

"It  is  s;iid  that  the  first  gun  fire<l  in  this  naval  engagement,  was 
from  the  C(»nfederate  steamer  Beaufort,  and  directed  at  the  l'nite<l 
States  frigate  Congress — all  of  our  gunboats  were  engaged  when  the 
battle  iMH-ame  hot,  and  their  officers  were  highly  comj)limente(l  fi)r 
skill  and  courage.  The  enemy's  loss  cannot  be  correctly  estimated 
at  this  writing,  but  it  was  supposed  to  be  heavy.  The  ConflHle- 
rate  loss  was  uitic  j)ersons  killed  and  twelve  slightly  wounde<i.  The 
gunboat  B<'aufort  brought  to  this  city  twenty-three  j)risonei-s  from 
the  Congress — one  man  died  while  coming  up;  he  was  shot  by  the 
Ftnlerals  when  they  fire<l  on  the  Congress  from  Newport's  News. 

[The  Virginia  had  two  men  kille<l  (neither  from  Norfi)lk)and  five 
or  six  wounde<l.  ComnKnlore  Buchanan,  commanding  the  Virginia, 
was  slightly  woundetl,  and  Lieut.  Robt.  D.  Minor,  .severely.  The 
vessel's  armament  consisted  of  10  guns,  to-wit:  Six  9  inch   Dahl- 


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grt'ii's;  two  3'J|»oiin(K'r  riM«>  (l>rLK»«lsi(loi,  ami  two  7-in<li  ritled- 
pivot  j;mis — torr  ami  aft.  \Vli«n  slir  was  niidy  ti»  wiil.  (ifucral 
llii<;rr  askwl  for  vuluiitiHr  artill«ryin«>M  ti»  man  Imt  jrmis,  a- nIu* 
laiki<l  alM)ut  thirty  nu-ii  to  makf  tip  li«r  nsjiiircil  iiii!i)l>er,  wliifli 
was  al>oiit  thnt-  InimlriHl.  all  toM.  ("apt.  Tlios.  Krvill,  aivl  thirty 
mcmlM'i>  of  his  company  [tlu'  Unit«-<|  Artillery  from  Norfolk,]  vol- 
unltvrtil  (or  thr  <lan<:»*rous  work,  an<l  thiriii^  the  liiiht  twonf  th«- 
«:iins  ha<l  lan;o  pic^-j-s  knock<><l  otV  thrir  mnz/.h-s.  C'apt.  Kuvill  ha>l 
two  men  woinnh'd,  vi/:  M("!*srs.  Amlrt-w  .1.  I>;ilton  and  .Ino.  Lapps. 
The  injiirtHl  ;;nns  were  no/  '*  imnje«liat<'ly  replaeinl  hy  others,"  an 
stated  l»y  one  writer,  hut  were  n-ed  in  the  lij^ht  ne.xt  day,  in  their 
irjnne  daniap-«l  ••ondifi<»n.  [Capt.  Kevill's  cxmiiany  was  in  ehar^je 
of^Minsat  Fort  Norfolk  when  thirty-one  of  their  niunher  volnn- 
teereil  I'nr  dntv  on  the  Virixinia). 

"The  steamer  Patrick  Ih'iiry  was  also  di.s;»lil(il  in  the  artion  of 
Satunlay  the  Sth,  and  was  comiK-'lh-d  to  haid  oH"  for  repairs — she 
had  several  mm  killcil  and  wonn<le<l.  The  C'onl'e^lerate  j;un- 
lM)at  Kiileiirh  was  also  in  the  fi^rht  and  had  one  man  kilhnl — sai«l  to 
have  Uen  Midshipman  Hntter,  Imt  we  e-annot  vouch  for  that  tact 
ju>t  now.  Durin;^  this  naval  en;ia;;ement,  several  small  prizes  were 
capture<|  l»v  otn- L'nnhoats — one  of  whiih,  the  liiindi-cr.  was  hnMitjht 
to  the  Navy-yani  th:it  niudit — two  otliciN  w.-re  said  to  have  Iwcn 
carried  to  Piy;  l*oint. 

The  fi.^ht  waslM'ixnn  attain  on  Sunday,  theJMh  in^^tanl — thcMin- 
n^^>ota  heiii^'  still  a-^'rountl  at  the  time.  We  here  iiive  another 
extract  from  an  ac<'ount  that  was  written  alxuit  the  cnLra^ieinenLs — 
tnore  particularly  ahout  the 

HAITI. K    <»!••   THi:  NINTir  OK  MARCH,    ISHi. 

"On  Sunday  March  !»th,  Isd'i,  faint  c:»nnonading  was  hcanl 
tlown  the  river  fn.ni  Norfolk,  and  it  w;is  as«•ertainl^^  that  Lieut. 
('at<>sl)y  Jones,  in  <-ommand  of  the  Virj^inia,  had  Ix'^run  an. tt her  at- 
tack ui)on  the  enemy.  At  10  (»'cl<M-k  A.  M  ,  the  steamer  Harmony 
started  from  the  dtM-k-yard  for  the  wenc  of  the  hattle,  and  upon  ar- 
rivin;;  in  the  Roads,  we  saw  a  stnuijxe  picture,  at  once  novel  and 
JH-autiful.  ( )ur  fjunhoats  were  lyinj:  in  line  of  hiittle  nn<ler  .S-well's 
Point,  with  thiek  manses  of  smoke  floating  lazily  alx»ve  them,  and 
oci^Hionally  firiie^  shots  at  the  enemy  in  tlu-  distance.  The  Virginia, 
looking  i;rim  and  mysterious  as  l)ef<'re,  stcainc*!  otT  in  pursuit  of  a 
won«lerful  looking  tinner  that  l<K)ktxl  likea  prmligious  ••ehc<se  Imix '* 
on  a  plank  of  Phit<»nian  darkness.      .Vt  first  we  e<nild  soc  the  great 

!>nlVs  of  smoke  jetting  «>ut  from  the  Minnesota,  the  Virginia,  an<l  at 
onj;  interval.s  fnun  the  mysterious,  hlack  '  •heoe  1k»x' ;  but  no 
N>und  reachc<l  us,  for  the  wind  ha«l  riwn  and  the  warm  calm  ol 
morning  was  sncooeih"*!  by  a  piercing  North  Kastcr.  Onward  we 
p[>cd  in  our  boat  of  o/>«.  rrw/i^n — across  the  Cratiey  I.««land  flat>  and 
presently  we  couM  hejir  the  guns  as  their  l»ootning  grew  louder  and 


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1i>U(Km\  Uiit  ilie  .sti*ano;oloonl<iiig  battery,  with  its  Mack  revolving 
viipola,  llt'd  Ix'torc  the  Virginia.  It  was,  as  soiiu  hotly  said,  '!il<o 
linlitiiig  a  ghost,'  Now  she  ran  (hnvn  t(»wartls  Old  Point,  now 
bai'k  towards  NowjX)rt's  News,  now a|)|>roac:hed  to  lire  and  then  ran 
awav  t(»  load,  hut  evi<lently  fighting  shy,  and  afraid  of  being  put 
*  in  eiiaiuvry,'  as  the  pugilists  call  it,  by  her  powerful  j)ursuer.  The 
projci-tiies  Ironi  her  great  pieec  of  oixinanee,  a  tcn-ineh  soli<l  shot  gun, 
vanie  dancing  aeross  the  water  with  a  series  of  short,  sharp  po/j.v, 
wdiieh  made  a  music  more  exciting  than  melodious. 

*'Xow  she  overshot  the  Virginia,  and  the  spray  Hew  n\nr(>  than 
thirtv  feet  high.  Now  she  shot  to  this  side,  now  to  that.  Now  she 
steamed  close  uj»  and  hit  her  fairly.  In  one  of  these  encounters  we 
thought  her  iron  castle  had  been  shot  away,  but,  when  the  smoke 
clearcil  awjiy,  tiiere  it  was,  and  the  long  plank-like  hull  in  shore 
again,  driving  along  like  the  '  Flying  Dutchman.'  Meanwhile 
the  N'irginia  crept  uj)  towards  the  Minnesota,  ci-ej)t  up  and  paused 
in  that  mysterious  silence  which  fell  ujjon  her  at  all  times — a  silence 
awfully  impressive  to  us  aboard  the  tug.  Was  she  aground?  One 
thought  yes.  Another  could  make  out  that  she  was  moving. 
Another  discoveivd  that  it  was  our  forging  a  head  which  imparted 
to  her  the  aj)parent  motion  we  had  a  moment  before  congratulated 
ourselves  upon.  The  minutes  seemed  like  hours,  as  we  stood  watch- 
ing the  noble  ship  against  which  the  combined  batteries  of  the 
Minnesota  and  Ericsson  were  now  directed.  The  shot  fell  like  hail  ; 
the  shells  tiew  like  rain-droi)s,  and  slowly,  steadily  she  returned  the 
fire.  There  lay  the  Minnesota  with  two  tugs  alongside.  Here, 
there  and  everywhere,  was  the  black  "  eheese-l)ox."  There  lay  the 
Virginia,  evidently  aground,  but  still  firing  with  the  same  deliberate 
regularitv  as  before.  Presently  a  great  white  column  of  smoke  shot 
UJ1  above  the  Minnesota,  higher  and  higher,  fuller  and  fuller  in  its 
vobinie,  and  beyond  thnibt,  carried  death  all  along  her  decks  ;  for 
the  red  tug's  boiler  had  been  exploded  by  a  shot,  and  that  great 
white  cloud  amopy  was  the  steam  thus  liberated — more  terri!>le  ihaii 
the  giant  who  grew  out  of  the  vai)or  unsealed  by  the  fisherman  in 
in  tile  fable.  And  now  the  Virginia  moves  again.  There  can  be 
no  error  this  time,  for  we  see  her  actually  moving  through  the  water 
and  can  mark  the  foam  at  her  prow — and,  strange  to  say,  these  long 
painful  hours,  measuring  time  by  our  emotions,  are  condensed  by 
the  unsympathetic  hands  of  our  watches  into  fifteen  minutes!  At 
12  M,  she  was  steaming  down  fl)r  Sewell's  Point,  while  the  strange 
I(M^king  battery  i)ore  away  for  the  fVigJite  ashore. 

"We  steamed  down  to  meet  lu-r,  mustered  all  hands,  gave  her  three 
cheers,  which  came  from  the  bottom  of  oiu'  hearts,  which  W(->re  expres- 
sions of  our  profound  thankfulness,  of  benediction  and  delight.  Her 
company  was  mustere<l  on  the  grating  and  retin-ned  our  cheers.  A\'e 
ran  in  closer,  and  there  was   her  commander,  Lieut.  Jones,  looking 


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as  ctilm  and  rncKlt'st  as  any  <^ntloinaii  within  the  juri^iditiidii  nf 
Vir'f;inia.  TheC  Vnnnuvlorr  hailc.l  thi-  ^hi|>,  hcanl  tin*  n-plv,  4-om- 
liiM(*nt«vl  thi'  <|iiit>t,  th<Mi;^htt'()l  l<M>kin;;  n;an,  w  ho  ha<l  niatia^til  an<l 
lun^ht  ht-r  from  th»-  time  Fla;;  Otljctr  Hnchanan  was  wonnthnl  ii|> 
lo  that  nionu-nf,  antl  then,  with  «i>ttlially  spuken  <*ulo;;ies  (||hiu  th«' 
piUant  men  <uj  U)ar<l,  we  shot  ahia»l.  Hen' let  us  paiix' one  moment. 
( )ur  liv<k  h:i-  Ut-n  to  s|RMk  of  events  rath<r  than  irnlivi<hial  actors  ; 
but  we  should  <li»  vi.»hMne  to  our  own  lltlin^-.  ami  t..  the  |)uhlic 
wntiment,  <li<l  we  fail  to  allu<lc  t<>  tin-  eon>()icuou>  -ervicer^  ot'  the 
jri..ntl<'man  who  >u<'<'«Hhil  l-'hi:;  OlHccr  l>iiehanan,  wlm  was  shot  on 
the  ixnitin-:  of  the  ship  on  S;itunlay  the  Sth.  He  was  known  to  all 
memUrs  of  his  j»rof«'ssion  as  a  tluuonjih  and  ac«-iMnit!i~h(tl  M-ainan. 
As  an  ordnane*'  oHicer  he  w:t-^  of  a|»prove«l  skill,  and  after  the  Nth 
at)dl>thof  March,  this  xholar-likr.  placid  j^entleman  steps  U|K)n 
tin'  histori«-  »-:inv;Ls  of  this  ^n-at  Revolution  a*,  one  of  its  true 
heroPrt.  We  leave  him  and  his  pillant  shipmates  to  the  jrenerou*^ 
appreciation  of  their  countrymen,  and,  it-ikini:  jKirdon  of  his  s<Misitive 
inmK'stv  for  what  we  have  written,  pass  on  with  «»ur  uarative. 

"  The  sajue  n-ene  was  enacteil  and  re-enaetcil  as  she  pits^il  nu-h 
vtssel,  and,  with  Flaj;  Olliccr  Fornst  in  the  van.  the  Mjuadron 
steswned  cautiously  along  towards  the  lmrrica»lcs. 

"  As  the  shijx,  gronpe<l  against  the  soft  ha/,y  sky,  followed  l»y  the 
N'irginia,  the  picture  was  one  never  to  he  for;rotten  ;  the  enmtions 
cx«'itcil  such  as  c:in  never  Ik*  de-MTiln-d.  As  we  hntki-*!  up  t(twards 
Newport's  News  we  s;iw  the  spars  of  the  ("umlMrland  alw.v*-  the 
river  she  IkuI  so  loni^  insolently  Karn-d  ;  hut  of'  lur  ct»n.sort  then' 
was  not  even  a  timlwr  iiead  visiide  to  tell  her  >t(»rv.  lint  thi*  wa- 
not  all  tliat  the  Virginia  had  done.  The  Minnesota  lay  there  riil- 
dle«l  like  a  soive.  ^^'hat  dan»a<j:e  she  sus^ain(^l  will  nev«'r  U-  known, 
hut  it  mu<t  have  Ix-iii  frij^htful.  And  within  <'ij^ht  a(hl  forty  hours  the 
Virginia  hatl  -ucti-s-fuily  encountere<l,  detied  and  lK-:iten,  a  force 
f^pial  to  •JjMiMl  im-n  and  2.'i()guns,  as  will  he  seen  hy    the  following 

taole  :    ('.m^n-^-*  il>unit> *J40  men oO  uunii. 

riiinUrlan.l  imink) 3<K)  "    23  " 

.Minnc<««iln    riildliMj) .Vk)  "     40  " 

K...'»n<.kr  (-M-aml  ofTi 660  "    40  " 

"^t.  I.awreiii-c  I  poiMicred) 4X0  "     60  " 

i:.iul".;itM  (2  ur  :i  diwibUHl) 120  "    6" 

I  I...II- (Ml.no-«l) 200  •'     20  " 

l,ri.—...n,  Mnnitor  160  "     2" 

Hen',  perha|)s.  in  this  short  table  is  aU'tter  pictun^  of  what  thr 
Virginia  did  and  what  she  dan^l,  than  any  painter  <^)uld  ever 
i;ive.  That  some  of  the  makers  of  thi.»>  gr«it  piece  of  hi>tory  may 
in-  known  to  the  public  we  append  a  li^t  of  the  oflic<Ts  of  tin- 
VlU<;i.M.\  : 

.\ctioii  of  Satunlay.  mIi.  Staff:  Fhig  OfVK-fT,  Captain  T.nch- 
anan    and    Li.  ntneaiif    li.  I).  .Minor — iHtth  wounilcd.      Fir-t  Lieu- 


Manufacturer  and  Dealer  In 

IlAliNKSS,  SADDLKS, 

r.KlDIJvS,     COI.LAliS,    CARTS, 

WIIKKLS,  AXLKS, 

Farm    Gear,    Horse    Clothing, 
LAi»  R()i;p:s,  cVc. 

14,  k;,  21  c^  iNirxiox  street,  xokfolk,  va. 


KsTAur.isHKi)  1S35. 

THOS.  D.  TOY  &  CO, 

DIIUGGIS IS  and  CHEMISTS. 

CHEMICALS,  PAINTS  anVoiLsf  GARDEN  SEEDS,  &C 

We  arc  I'roprirtors  nf  FORH KST'S  .Jl'MlMOR  TAK,  FINCH'S 
niOLHllA  KK.MKDY.  FINCH'S  l()_I_c.  CurrespoiidciK-e  soli- 
citod  ill  roirard  to  WKK illT'S  COD  LI VKU  OI I.  AND  TAR.  the 
iXreatest  remedy  ever  found  for  Diseases  of  (lie  Liui^rj;.  We  also  call 
attention  to  ouV  A'EGFTABLK  PUIUiATIVK  CORDIAL. 


BILLIAKl)  SALOON. 

TDK 

Cosmopolitan  Billiard  Saloon 

1<  the  nnlv  one  in  the  city  ('(intaidiiiLr 

THE   MODERN   CAKOM   TABLES. 

KinVARl)   L.  CUXNIX(;iIAM,  Piioi'Uieioi:. 

N...    isr>    dp-Stairs)     Main    Street,   NORFOLK,    VA.. 

Ov.r  Adams'  Express  Co.'s  OfKee. 

KSTAI'.I.ISHKD   IN    1S1!>. 

DRUG,   PAINT  AND  OIL   STORK. 

M.A.  ^:  (.  A.  SA?sT08, 

ATLANTIC  BLOCK, 

lis  MAIN    SlKi:.!-:'!".  and    l.Jan.|:5  ATL  A  Nl'IC  .STR  FKT, 
NORFOLK,  VA. 
Wc  ofFcr  a  largo  .slo«'U  at  luw  prices  for  cu.sii  or  appruvcd  irodit. 


sri:KLL\(;  r.  olin  i;k. 

UNDERTAKER, 

(H  Ki(  i:    (()i;m:i:  co\  k  and  (  hi  in  ii   sii:i:i:Ts. 
Ki>ii)i;.\("K— 307  ('nn:<  II  stkkkt. 

iiii:  riNKsr  iiKAiisKsoriii  or  haltimoki:. 

-i.I.i:   AUKNT   IN    NnKlnl.K    Foil  THK   A.MKKh  AN 

MKrALLic  i;ri:iAi.  casks. 

W  Al.Nir   im.l    :.ll  Mvl.-   of   COFFINS.   Irom  tin-  I'LAINKST  TO 
niK  MOST  HltJIlLV    FINI.-IIKI).  ........tantlv  uu  |,:.iid. 

J^'  All  onltT-  |»r.>m|>tly  :ill<ii<l<<l  ;..  ijay  ..r  iii-lit. 

F-  1  \  i;i  i-ii  i:h    IN    I  ^•'.  1 . 

S.  >IAK(  II   A:  (  ()., 

'.ic.    AM)    '.'-    W  A'rKK  STKKKT.   NOKI-OLK.    VA.. 

.^..Ic  M;imir:i.tiir.T-  ..f"  tlir  ('.•l.l.ni|.-.| 

liif  I  111  111  ill  1 11-  Ixliiw  ,  I(tL:(lli.  T  w  itli  till  till  I  that  1  l.i 'i  m  i  ,,1  il,rii» 
liavf  hccii  >ol«l  <iiii(f  tlu'ir  iiitrtxluctinn  in  IST^J,  art-  a  siiftirieiit 
•jii.iniiiirr  (if  their  >nitiTiorily. 

Fir^t  Premiums 
at  Pvaloi^rj,,  Wel- 
<loi)  ami  Wilmin^- 
t..n,  N.C.iii  187:^ 

\<: \  aii.i  i>7r». 

I'ir-t    rn'miiini!* 

Lauivl.lVl..aiMl 

Bri(l;,Mville,     Mil., 

'     ^   .     ,,      .    -^.       .  in  1876  and    I87(). 

W  c  mamilactiir*-  aii.l  linvi-  l..r  -aU.  all  IMowd  :uui  ..tlier  Knrmint:  ImpUnuntJ. 
•iiiud  t.i  tlu"  w.ium  (if  (liiM  mark.  t.  W.-  k.-tp  on  h.iiul  lli<-  l.-irRi-xl  stock  of  IKON. 
STKKL.  A.XI.lvS.  Si'lUNtiS.  in  IVS.  SI'nKI>  mm]  KIMS  to  be  found  in  ihf 
city,  t..  whirl.  \\y  INVITK  THI:   \IT1  NII«»N  •»!    I'.I  YKKS. 

(jKoiuiiA  1  iKMii  in:  s'l'oui:. 

SOUTHERN.     WESTERN     AND    EASTERN 

rriLMTiin:. 

ii.\M»(  )Mi.si  w  Ai;i:u<)().M>.  I'.Ksr  assok  imi.n  i\ 

NKW  KST  DHSKiNS. 
1>1.  is.latul  iss  MAIN  STKKF/r.  NoKFoLK.  \'  A. 
i^"  <  >ri^;iiial  l)l^'i^n>•  nia<l«'  to  onlcr. 
J.  i;.  I'LATT  A-  SON,  FROM  Al'CirsrA.  (iA..  I'hoi-hiktor-. 


tiMi;\iit  Catcshy  A|>.  H.  .lones;  Secretary  and  Aiflc  to  Flag 
Otlic'or,  Lioutiiiant  D.  F.  l'\>rrcst  (Army) ;  Lieutenant  (".  C,  Sininis, 
1st  Division  ;  Lieutenant  H.  Davidson,  2(1  Division  ;  Lieu- 
tenant J.  T.  Wood,  3d  Division;  Lieutenant  J.  R.  F'j;gleston,  4th 
Division;  Lieutenant  A\'.  R.  Butt,  otli  Division;  Captain  R.  T. 
'riiorn  (C  S.  Marine  ('orj)s),  (Jth  Division  ;  Paymaster  Semple, 
Shot  and  Shell  Division  ;  Fleet  Suro;eon,  D.  B.  i'h"illij)s  ;  Assi-^tant 
Surgeon,  A.  S.  Garnett  ;  Chief  Engineer,  W.  A.  Ramsay;  Master, 
William  Parrisii  ;  jMiilshipmen,  Foote,  MarmaduUe  (wounded), 
Littlepage,  Long,  Craig  and  Rootes  ;  Clerk  to  Flag  Ollieer,  A, 
Sinelair  ;  Assistant  Engineers,  Tymans,  Camj)bell  and  Herring; 
Paymaster's  Clerk,  A.  ^^'right  ;  Boatswain,  C.  Masker ;  Chief 
(Tunni'r,  C.  1>.  Oliver;  Ship  Carpenter,  Lindsay;  Pilots,  (xeorge 
Wright,  II.   Williams,  T.  Cunningham  and  W.  Clarke. 

Aetion  of  Sunday,  the  i>th — Lieutenant  Commanding,  Cateshy 
Jones;  First  Lieutenant  C.  C.  Simms,  and  Lieutenant  II.  David- 
son, commanding  1st  and  2d  Divisions.  The  other  otlicers  were 
the  sjuue  as  those  given  in  the  iirst  day's  fight.  [It  ims  been  ])re- 
viously  stated  that  ( "aptain  Thomas  Kevill,  of  this  city,  commanded 
a  gun  (No.  7)  in  the  light  ;  he  was  on  duty  in  that  position  both 
days]. 

.SPECIAL  INCIDENTS  OF  THE  FIGHT. 

Most  of  the  Cumberland's  crew,  which  numbered  about  oOO 
men,  went  down  witii  her  or  were  killed — not  more  than  one  hun- 
dred being  saved. 

The  scene  on  board  the  Congress,  when  the  men  boarded  her,  is 
said  to  have  been  really  sickening;  the  deck  was  literally  covered 
with  deiid  and  dying  seamen  and  marines.  Blood  was  running  in 
streams,  human  lind^s  and  brains  were  scattered  about,  and  the 
groans  of  the  dying  would  have  touched  with  sympathy  the  hardest 
of  hearts.  Persons  who  witnessed  the  horrible  sight  were  com- 
pletely astoumled  at  the  ilamage  the  \'irginia's  guns  had  done, 
both  to  the  men  and  the  ship. 

On  boanl  the  Confederate  steamer  Kalcigh,  Midslii|)man  lluttcr 
was  killed,  and  Captains  Alexander  and  Tayloc  woundtnl,  the  latter 
very  severely. 

On  board  the  Beautbrt,  Ciunner  W.  Robinson  and  two  seamen 
were  wounded — two  Federal  jjrisoners  on  board  of  her  were  also 
struck  by  the  shots  of  their  friends  at  Newport's  News;  one  was 
instantly  killed  by  a  minnie  ball  which  penetrated  Ids  brain.  On 
boanl  the  Tciiser  only  one  man  was  wounded,  and  he  very  slightlv. 

On  the  Patrick  Henry  four  men  were  killeil  and  s(;veral  others 
wounded — all  sjiot  bv  the  Federal  infantry  on  the  shon-  near  New- 
|)ort's  News. 

During  the  two  days  light  the  mainmast  of  the  Raleigh  and  two 
tlag-statls  of  the  Virginia  were  cut  down  by  the  enemy's  guns. 


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Am«»ri>:  till-  |)ri>omr>  tala-n  trnm  the  CVuijjrt^-'  was  a  iiej;n>  inuii 
iiuphhI  Sam,  tlu-  proptTly  ufthe  Druiiiinoiiti  fiiinily  in  tliiscity,  who 
liad  «.x-a)Htl  iVom  liin  owiuTSHcvtnil  inoinlis  j»rt.vi«<us  to  lii-^  (■:i|ttiiri'. 

Tlif  ri'|>«»rt  tliat  tlif  C'on^^rcKs  was  **  luiriuHi  hy  tin-  FtiKruIs  in 
pn-vriit  Iter  fallini.'  into  tlu-  hamlh  of  tin.-  ( 'onfiHlfnito,''  was  purelv 
a  fahricutiuii,  a-^  tlir  fon'^uui;  aci-oiint  plainly  .slatt->  thai  aft<T  shi> 
was  "  rmi  ashorr/'  shi-  niistnl  ihc  whil«' llaj;  and  was  l><i:inlo(l  l>v 
Contefli'nitfs  from  i\\v  Aituuvr  lii-jiufort,  At.  Sho  wa-^  tvrtainlv 
Imrnnl  hy  tht-  ConftHK-ratfs. 

\\'hrn  thf  Vii^inia  arrivttl  at  the  Navy-yanl,  afu-r  the  lit^htiiig 
was  over,  her  nun  were  musterctl  and  a<hlrcs>(sl  l>y  the  Command- 
ing Oflieer  in  hij;h  terms  ol"  jiniisc'  lor  their  e<Kihu'ss  and  «;reat 
eonnigc  while  nntk-r  lire. 

KXilTKMKN  r    IN      WA.SHIXG'n)N. 

The  excitement  c.insetl  in  \\  a>liinj;ti»n  l»y  the  news  of  the  VlK- 
(UMa's  vi«'tory  may  be  ima;;ineil  from  the  foMowin^;  extnut  from 
an  aeeonnt  written  l»y  Hon.  (jiih'fin  Wills,  S><  retary  of  the  U.  S. 
Navy    in  18()'J.     That  jj;entletnan  says  : 

'*  On  SmuJay  morn  in  j;,  the  fhh  <»f  March,  while  at  the  Navy 
Department  exnminini;  the  dispatches  ni-civetl,  Mr.  Wat-^on,  Assist- 
ant Se<-retary  of  War,  hastily  entered  with  a  telegram  from  (len. 
Wool,  at  Fortnss  Mohhk',  statinir  that  the  Merrimac  iiad  come 
dt)Wn  from  Norfiliv  the  prect'dini;  day,  attacke<l  the  fleet  in  llam|>- 
ton  Koads,  and  destroyed  the  ('ninl>erland  and  ('onj»ress.  Apprc- 
henxions  were  expn-.'vsttl  liy  CJcncnd  Wool  that  the  remaining  vi-s^sels 
w«»nKI  Ik"  made  vittims  the  folhnvin;;  day,  and  that  the  Fortn-K- 
it.si'lf  was  in  dan^^er,  for  the  Mirrimac  was  im|Hnctralile,  and  could 
take  what  position  she  pU-iise*!  for  assault.  I  had  .scartvly  re:id  the 
telc;zram  when  a  messajjjo  from  thr  I'residt-nt  rttpiesie*!  my 
imniciliate  attendance  at  the  Fxi-entivc  .Mansion.  The  S<'<Tetarv  of 
War  (Mr.  Stanton)  on  ixHvivin;^  (ieneral  NNiMd's  teUyram  had  jifonc 
instantly  t(»  the  President,  and  at  the  same  time  sent  nn'ssigi's  U» 
the  other  Cabinet  Ollii-ers.  while  the  Assistant  Secretary  c:uno  U* 
me.  I  went  at  once  to  the  White  House.  Mr.  Sewanl  and  Mr. 
Chase,  with  Mr.  Stanton,  wercaln^ady  there,  had  i-e:id  the  teKjjjrani, 
and  were  dis«us.sin^  the  intelli^^cnce  in  much  alarm.  Kach  intpiired 
what  had  Im-cu  and  what  could  l>e  done  to  meet  and  check  thi> 
fiirmidal)le  monster,  which  in  a  sinj;le  brief  vi.«»it  had  made  mucli 
devastation,  and  wonhl,  hers<lf  unmjurctl,  rejH>at  her  «lestructive 
visit  with  still  j^n^ter   havoc,  probably,  while  we  were  in  council. 

"  Mr.  Stauton,  impulsive,  and  always  a  sensitionalist,  wa>«  fi-rri- 
bly  excitc«l,  walk(tl  the  nnim  in  gnat  agitation,  and  pt\<'  brus«pic 
utterauix^,  an«l  <lepnH-;itory  answers  to  all  that  was  Miid,  and  ccn- 
.•«urc»l  everything  that  had  been  done  or  was  omitted  to  be  done. 
Mr.  Sewanl,  usually  buoyant  ajul  self  ixdiant,  overwhelmed  with 
the  intelligence,  liiitencc]  in   rcs{ionsivc  sympathy  to  Stanton,  and 


was  ijroatly  dcpivs^i'd,  as  iiitlccd,  were  all  the  iuoiuIhts,  who,  in  tlio 
tncantitno,  had  arrived,  with  the  exception  of  Mr.  Jilair,  as  well  as 
one  or  two  others — naval  and  military  officers — amon<i;  them,  Com- 
mander Dahl«jren  and  Col.  Meigs. 

"  I'iic  Merrimac."  said  Stanton,  who  was  vehement,  and  did  must 
of  the  talkinti",  '*  will  chanLre  the  whole  character  of  the  war;"  she 
will  destroy,  seriatim,  every  naval  vessel;  she  will  lay  all  the  cities 
on  the  seaboard  under  contribution.  I  shall  immediately  recall 
Burnside,  Port  Royal  nuist  be  abandoned.  I  will  notify  the 
(lovernors  and  the  nuuiici[)al  authorities  in  the  North  to  taUe  instant 
measures  to  protect  their  harbors."  It  is  difficult  to  repeat  his 
laniiiiatfc,  which  was  broken  and  dennnciaiory,  or  to  characterize 
Ins  manner,  or  the  panic  under  which  he  labored,  and  which  added 
to  the  apprelicnsion  of  others.  He  had  no  doubt,  he  said,  that  the 
monster  was  at  this  moment  on  her  way  to  Washington,  and,  looking 
out  oft  he  window,  which  commanded  a  view  of  the  i*otoma(!  for  many 
miles,  he  said,  "not  unlikely  we  shall  have  a  shell  or  cannon-ball 
from  one  of  her  guns,  in  the  White  House  before  we  h^ave  this 
room."  Most  of  Stanton's  comjdaints  were  directed  to  me,  and  to 
me  others  turned,  not  complainingly,  but  naturally,  for  information 
or  suggestion  that  might  give  relief.  I  had  little  to  impart  except 
my  fiiith  in  the  untried  Monitor  experiment,  which  we  had  jirepared 
for  the  emergency  ;  an  assurance  that  the  Merrimac,  with  her  draft, 
and  loaded  with  iron,  could  not  jiass  Kettle  Bottom  Shoals,  in  the 
Potomac,  and  ascend  the  river  and  surprise  us  with  a  cannon  ball, 
and  advised  that,  instead  of  adding  to  the  general  ])anic,  it  wonld 
better  become  us  to  calmly  consider  the  situation  and  ins|)irc  confi- 
dence by  acting,  so  far  as  we  could,  intelligently,  and  witlidi^cri'fion 
and  judgment. 

''  Mr.  Chase  approved  the  suggestion,  but  thought  it  might  be 
well  to  telegraph  (Jovernor  Morgan  and  Mayor  Ojxlyke,  at  New 
York,  that  they  might  be  on  their  guard.  Stanton  said  he  should 
warn  the  authorities  in  all  tiie  chief  cities.  I  (pu'stioned  the  prop- 
riety of  sending  abroad  i)anic  missives,  or  adding  to  the  alarm  that 
would  naturally  bef(dt,  and  said  it  was  doubtful  whether  the  vessel 
so  cut  down  and  loaded  with  armor,  would  venttn*e  outside  of  the 
Capes;  certainly,  she  conld  not,  with  her  draft  of  water,  get  into  the 
sounds  of  North  Carolina  to  disturb  Burnside  and  our  forces  there  ; 
nor  was  she  omnipresent  to  makegcneral  destruction  at  New  York, 
Boston,  P(trt  Royal,  t^'c.,  at  the  same  time;  that  there  would  be 
general  alarm  create<l ;  and  rej)cated  that  my  dcj)endence  was  on  the 
.Sloin"tor,  and  my  confidence  in  her,  great.  *'  What,"  asked  Stanton, 
''is  the  size  and  strength  of  this  Monitor?  How  many  guns  dots 
she  carry?"  When  I  replied  two,  but  of"  large  c;ilii)re,  he  turned 
away  with  a  l<iok  of  mingled  amazement,  contempt,  and  distress, 
that   was  painfully  ludicrous.      Mr.  Seward    s;ii<l  that  my  remark 


r»»n<t'ri)inL'  tlu-  dinl't  <»t'  watiT  wliuli  tlit*  M^Trimac  lircw.  ami  ilic 
Bssiiniiur  that  it  was  iiii|»«»«vwil)l('  for  Iut  to  jjt-t  at  our  roitt«s  uiulrr 
l>uni-i'.!c,  :;lVnnl*Ml  liiii)  ilu"  fin-t  inoineiil  of  rt'lief  ami  rtnil  comluri 
In-  !ia«l  rriTivc«l. 

"Stanton  lift  aluiiptly  after  Sew anl's  rt-inark.  The  I*n-si(l«'tJt 
onlrri'il  his  i-arriaj;i'  and  went  to  the  Navy-vanl  to  sre  what  lui^ht 
Ik*  the  views  of  the  Naval  olfuvrs.  KetnrninL'  to  my  house  a  little 
l>efore  12  o'ehxk,  I  sto|)|>e<l  at  St.  .lohn's  Church,  an«l  eallctl  out 
Con)nin«lore  Smith,  t»)  whom  I  ron)muui(-atiHl  the  tidinjis  we  had 
rcH-eiviMl.  and  that  the  Congress,  e«tmman«le<l  l>y  his^on,  C'ommandir 
.Joseph  Smith,  had  \ivtu  sunk.  *'The(  "on;;re>s  siuik  I"  heexelaimed, 
at  the  same  tinu*  huttoiiiH;^  up  his  coat,  and  hwikiui:  me  ealmly  and 
gti':»<lily  in  the  faiv — "then  .I(K'  is  dead  I"  I  told  him  this  did  not 
ft>llow,  theoflieers  and  erew  doubtless  esra|H'(l,  for  the  slior**  w:ts  not 
distant.  "You  don't  know  -Kh',"  wiid  the  veteran  liitluT,  "  :us 
Will  as  1  do;  he  wnnld  imt  survive  his  ship."  (As  hi*  did  not, 
hut  mortally  wounded,  pi-ri^hed  with  her). 

"  .\t  a  late  hour  I  re<eive<l  a  telei^ram  from  Mr.  Fox,  statinjj  that 
the  Monitor  ha<l  reachiMl  Hampton  Roads  a  little  U-fore  mi(liii}rl>t 
of  the  8th,  an<l  had  eiieounttri'<l  and  driven  olVthe  Merrima*'.  The 
suhinermtl  teh-irrajih  t-iiile,  which  lia<l  heen  eompleti-il  Irom  Fortn-xs 
Monroe  to  (  herrystone  the  pref-eflin^  eveniuir,  parttnl  on  Stinday 
evening,  and  iiirther  communicition  ee:t<otl  at  this  highly  interest- 
ing erisis  until  the  arrival  of  the  mail,  via  Baltimore,  on  Monday. 
"It  is  not  my  j>ur|)o<e  to  narrate  the  particulars  of  tlu-  contlict. 
whi«-h  have  l)c«'nsowell  and  acurately  ditailcd  in  the  oHicial  reports 
f)f  the  otliiers,  and  are  matters  of  rn-onl,  and  were  pulilishe<l  in  th< 
day  and  time  of  that  remarkai)le  encounter. 

"  The  Merrimac  was  a  few  days  thereafter — on  the  KUh  ol"  M:iy, 
while  the  President  and  party  were  at  Fortress  Monroe — ali.in- 
«lone<l  an  1  destroyed  hy  the  relxls  themselve.'^.  The  large  stramers 
that  had  awaite<l  her  advent,  at  an  exjMnse  tif  several  hundrc<l 
thou>an<l  dollars,  were  di<chargc<l,  with  the  extx^ption  ol"  the  \'aii- 
<lcrl>ili,  which  n-niain^l  a  white  elephant  in  the  hands  of  tin-  War 
I)eparlm«  lit.  I'.ventually  she  was  turne<l  ov(T  to  the  Navy,  that 
had  ilc«liiinl  to  punluw  and  did  not  want  her.  She  \v:v^  to«»  large 
for  MiH'kade  .«*ervice,  hut  as  she  was  to  In*  enipl«»ve<l,  the  Navy 
iKpartmenf  .sent  her  off  on  an  un>*u<-<>>,ssful  eruis*-  ftir  the  vMahama, 
under  a  ver\-  (*:ipal>le  <.'omman<ler,  at  a  cast  to  the  Government  of 
more  than  one  thou-an«l  dollars  |Mr  day  without  result.  The  War 
Department  had  paid  two  thousand  dollars  |vr  day  to  her  own<T 
for  her  us<'. 

"  The  Monit4»r,  which  renderctl  such  gallant  service  to  the  conn- 
try  an  Iwas  the  progenitor  of  a  «'las'«  of  vessels  that  is  to  l)e  founil 
in  the  n.-ivy  of  almost  every  maritime  nation,  was  foundered  on  the 
3Uth  of  I>er^vml>er,  1862,  in  a  storm  oA'Caix"  Hattcrsus.*' 


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"[Just  two  nmntlis  after  the  brilliant  afliii-vciiKMits  of  tlic  Virghila 
an  H;uiii)t()a  liouds,  tlio  gallant  orait  was  dcstroycil  by  tlio  Confed- 
erates— an  aeeonnt  of  which  will  be  given  in  snceeociiing-  pages. 
After  the  dt^truetion  of  the  Virginia  the  following  poem  was 
written,  and  its  author  lias  kindly  contributed  it  to  this  volume:] 

THE    MKKKIMAC    AND    TIIK    I'.UK^ICADERS. — BY    W,  S.  FORREST. 

TIh;  snn  looked  forth  in  glory, 

A  day  of  joy  it  seemed  ; 
Of  war-ships'  tiecks  ^U  gory, 

Tiie  foe  l>ut  little  drearueiL 

Yet  onward  dashed  a  monster 

That  Nelson  might  have  feared  ; 
The  rattling  drums  announced  her, 

And  the  signal  gnus  were  heard. 

And  soon  the  flash  nnd  thnnder 

JJesjiieak  Jier  peerless  sway  ; 
ITnge  timbers  crash  asunder, 

And  Ironsides  rules  th«  day. 

The  ambient  air  is  trembling; 

(,"olunil)iails'  echoing  tones 
Koll  on— iJie  while  resembling 

The  earthquake's  sullen  groans. 

The  red-hot  bails  are  flying 

Like  demons  through  the  air. 
And  mangled  men  are  dying 

And  screaming  in  despair! 

Buchanan's  voice  is  ringing 

Like  a  trumpet-call  to  war, 
^Vhile  bleeding  men  are  clinging 

To  broken  mast  aiid  spar. 

The  briny  tide  l<  flowing 

( )'er  a  pn.wd  did  frigate's  dec-k. 
And  still  the  shots  are  mowing 

TJie  ranks  oji  a  burning  wreck. 

And  soon  the  retl  flames  flashing, 

Thesliores  illuminate; 
And  blazing  timbers  crashing, 
Complete  her  awful  fate. 

Two  others  still  are  battered, 

Though  standin;;  far  away; 
Their  hulls  and  bulwarks  shattered, 

While  others  fear  the  fray. 

Blockaders,  where's  jour  power 

To  harm  thost-  iron  walls 
With  hot  metallic  shower 

Ofshell  and  solid  balls? 


The  fnrioiiH  fray  ha*  eiufeJ. 

Tlic  fclHH-H  tliinl  nway, 
The  w<irk  of  lU-nth  fiti'i|H-ii<let{ 

I  "mil  iiiiolhvr  (Iny. 

Till?  moon  h^hu  lip  till-  tut-norv 
Of  ItliMxi  iinil  (liMiih  and  win*,' 

The  work  ol  niun'*  machinery 
Tu  cnmh  n  nii^^hiy  foe. 

The  «nn-lit  wnvelcu  play  there. 
The  iH-n-ltinl'-  Hcnam  i»*  hennl  ; 

Tlie  frw  winds  hold  ilu-ir  hwmv  whcrt 
Thiwe  Henlr}-  j«hi|w  .'ipi«.  ir.   t 


Again  those  nh ores  are  lighted — 

Another  deafening  roar ; 
A|;ain  fond  ht^ni*  are  hiighted  ; 

Tne  Mrrrtiiuie  i»  no  mart .' 

[Mr.  FcMTol,  as  well  as  th*'  XoitlK-rii  [H-opJc,  cijjeil  her  flir 
'•  SliTriina«-,"*lK't-auso  .-In-  w.i-;  hottt-r  knnwn  Uy  (hat  title.  Verv 
ft'W  |H-rs(»ii- <-alli'(l  hrr  tin-  \'ir:iiiiia,  altli(iii::h  that  was  hor  ('oiifetl- 
erate  iiamt']. 

May  iHt  (18«;2j  the  Nortolk  Iii(K'|x'ii<l<Mit  (Jny-,  -tatioiuii  at 
Craiii-'v  Nlaixl,  t'htt*-*!  the  rullowini^  (>jH<vrs  : 

Captain,  nnvi.j  \Vn;jht  ;  l>t  Lieutenant,  .1.  II.  Smith;  iM 
LictiKnant.  \V.  (J.  Willx  rn  ;  .Ir.  iM  Linjt«iKinf,  ll.iirv  S.  IJ.v- 
nnhis. 

On  the  sanietlay  tlu-  Norfolk  .Inn  i<>r-.  at  tin-  "Kninn<hi-<1  Camp,'" 
ilM-trtl  the  following  (dVicers  : 

('a|ttain,  TImw.  1<\  Owens;  Isi  Li«nt»n:int,  II.iii\  \\"<><Mlh<nisf  ; 
•J«l  Lientcnant,  C.  iVShirhls  ;  .Ir.,  lM  Lieutenant,  Charles  IJ<-:ill. 

Ainuni^thf  irillant  sol.Iiers  kilh'd  at  th»'  l>attle  ofShiloh,  in  ,\|>ril 
ISG'J,  \\:i««  .Mr.  Rolxrt  .1.  Canini.  of  Norfolk.  He  was  a  lUi-niU^r  of 
Company  B,  in  the  "CresciMit  liattalion"  fr(Mn  New  Orleans.  New- 
of  his  death  was  not  re^-eivetl  here  until  May  '_M. 

Mav  .'inl,  :i  han<lsoine  swonl  wa-^  pres<«nte<i  to  Lient.  NVoo<lhouse 
of  the  Norfolk  .lunior^,  hy  private  K.  ToMipkiu-.  in  inhalf  of  the 
Company. 

Piirinj;  the  ehvtions  whieh  wen*  held  Ity  the  varioU'«  e<Mnmands 
(hirinixthe  first  part  of  thi<  month,  we  note  the  followin;;  olHfX'rs  of 
the  (Jth  Vir^;inia  Regiment  : 

Colonel,     (teorjr*'    Ko;^er>;    Iaeut«'nant-Coloii.|.     II      W  illiam-on  : 
Major,  K.   P».  Taylor. 

The  thrc«'  Norfolk  Companies  attathe«l  to  tlii-  Ke<^iment  ile«tf<l 
ortieei^*  as  follows : 

Company  \. — Captain,  C.  \V.  Perkinson  :  ]-t  Lieutenant,  <  .  W. 


79 

\VilM>ii  ;  2il  Linitonant,  Geo.  Stewart  ;  .Ir.  "2(1  Liciiteiiaiil,  .1.  Le-y 
Ilapper. 

C'duipaiiv  C\ — C'a]ttaiii,  .Iitlm  ('.  Ilaynuiii  ;  1st  Lieutenant,  D.  C» 
Walters;  iM  Lieutenant,  A.  .1.  Oensdii  :  .) r.  Id  Lienten:iiit,  James 
Dasluel. 

Cunipanv  1). — Captain.  Jno.  li.  Ludlow  ;  Isi  Lieutenant,  M.  X. 
Stokes;  2cl  Lieutenant,  Geo.  F.  Crawlev;  Jr.  2(1  lyiruteuaut,  Jas. 
M.  F.  Wyatt. 

May  the  7tli,  the  death  of  James  W.  Ghiselin  was  first  pub- 
lislied!  He  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Shiloh  while  gallantly 
leading  a  charge.  He  was  a  promising  young  man,  only  2G  years 
of  age,  and  son  of  Mr.  Jno.  I).  Ghiselin,  Sr.,  of  this  city. 

May  8th,  heavy  cannonading  was  heard  down  the  river  and  great 
■excitement  was  caused  by  it  in  Xort(>lk.  It  was  generally  coneedcti, 
from  the  tiict  of  three  Federal  gunboats  having  passed  up  James 
River  ir.  the  morning,  that  they  were  shelling  one  of  our  batteries, 
most  likely  the  one  at  Dey's  Point. 

At  a  later  hour  in  the  day,  about  12  o'clock,  the  bombardment 
of  Sewell's  Point  commenced.  The  enemy  had  two  frigates,  three 
gunboats  and  two  iron-clad  batteries  engaged  in  this  work,  and 
they  continued  with  great  energy  for  several  hours,  until  the  Vir- 
ginia, which  was  at  the  Navy  Yard,  got  up  steam  and  went  down. 
We  learn  that  as  soon  as  she  turned  the  point  at  Craney  Island, 
the  whole  Federal  fleet  beat  a  hasty  retreat  back  to  Old  I\)int,  not 
caring  to  encounter  this  object  of  their  greatest  terror. 

THE  EVACUATION  OF  NORFOLK  BY  THE  CONFEDERATES. 

The  Confederate  Commander  of  this  department  (Gen.  Huger) 
heard  of  the  evacuation  of  Vorktown,  by  our  troops,  and  at  the 
same  time  learned  that  the  Federals  had  planned  an  attack  upon 
Norfolk,  both  by  land  and  water,  which,  the  insulticiency  of  our 
defences  and  want  of  troops,  could  not  successfully  repel  without 
great  sacrifices.  And  also  knowing  that  the  enemy  having  posses- 
sion of  Roanoke  Island,  Ilatteras,  and  Fortress  Monroe,  Norfolk 
was  not  valuable  to  the  Confederacy  as  a  strategic  point,  and  could 
not  be  held  except  at  very  great  loss  of  life  and  expesise  to  the 
(lovernment,  it  was  determined,  after  proper  consultation  with  the 
War  Dcpartnu'ut  at  Richmond,  to  evacuate  the  place.  Accord- 
ingly, preparations  were  at  once  made  to  that  effect,  and  the  work 
of  tlestroying  the  public  property  that  inwld  not  be  cai'riid  way 
was  begun. 

On  the  morning  of  the  10th  of  May,  Gen.  Jno.  E.  Wool,  Com- 
niandin;;  United  States  forces  at  Fortress  Monroe,  landeil  trt)ops  at 
Ocean  View,  and  commenccfl  his  man-h  upon  Norfolk.  The  troops 
were  organized  durinir  the  night  previous  at  Old  Point,  and  were 
conveyed  to  the  point  of  landing  in  the  Steamer  Adelaide,  of  the 
Old  Bay  Line,  and  several  barge-;,  which  had  been  engaged  for  that 


fmr\tom'.  As  wxtn  a>  tl>i;*  wi^  known  lu  tlie  (.'ountffmtfs,  tlu'v  afnin- 
«l«iiM«l  their  ^runs  at  S'\viir>  I'l.int  and  (-.inu-  t<>  Norfolk  t4>  pnvcnl 
iK'inj;  captiiri'd  l»y  tlu*  font-M  in  tlu  ir  re-.ir,  'I'lii-  Ftili'nii  triKj|is 
approarlu-fl  very  «iiuti«)U-Iy  ami  >lowly,  an«l  tliirin^  tlu*  »lay 
(till'  KHhi  our  ror(t»>  «l»>troyf«l  tlir  publii-  biiiMin^?'  ami  vi-sj^-ls  at 
tlu'  Navy  Yaril,  Hpiktnl  all  tlif  >;uns,  ami  nniitly  aUamlonitl  tlif 
•*  Twin  {'itiw  Wythe  Sa."  'JMie  (Vam-y  I>lau(l  and  i*\*r  I\»int 
hatterit's  were  alfH)  ahamlnm-d  i  iindrr  |»rot»'«-lion  ol' the  Virjriniaj 
and  the  mms  at  tho.»e  jihutK,  a.n  will  a>  at  S\veir>  I'oint,  wt-n- 
.,.ik,d. 

A  (•orn'.-'pontltnt  ol  thr  Baltiniorr  Amrrinin  tliu>  wrote  to  that 
paper  umler  date  of  Sunday.  May  llir  1  llh.  Alter  ^^ivin^;  a  li>t  <if 
the  troo|>^  that  wen-  landed  at  ()t»an  \'iew,  he  .--litl  :  "  Nothin;^  (»!' 
inten*>l  occurred  on  the  ujanh  until  the  troops  pit  within  three 
inih's  of  the  eitv,  wlu-n  all  the  approaches  wi-re  ol>serv«ii  to  Ik.* 
t'xtensivelv  fortitiwi  hy  lini-s  of  earthworks  full  llirw  miles  in 
length,  niountctl  with  ln-iivy  j:uns — all  of  which  had  heen  spiketl, 
and  the  ainunition  reniovnl  to  Norfolk.  (Jen.  Viele  was  the  lirst 
to  enter  the  works,  followed  hy  the  skirn)Lshers,  Ixxly-^^uard  and 
stall"  of  (ieii.  \\'<M»1.  Shortly  after  pas- in i;  these  harndcss  ol»>trui-- 
tions  the  line  of  march  was  apiin  taken  up  tor  the  city,  the  church 
spires  and  prominent  piiints  ol' which  could  Ik-  oec:isionally  seen 
thron^di  the  thick  foliaj;e  of  the  trees. 

'•  \Vhen  al>out  a  mile  Iron)  the  suhurhs.  Mayor  \V.  \V.  Land>,  of 
Norliilk.  ae«-ompaniid  l>y  a  coinmitt«'«'  from  the  City  C'ouncil>,  ap- 
proaclml  the  advancini:<'olinnn  under  a  llair  of  truce,  ami  inlormed 
(Jen.  Wool  that  (Jen.  Jhipr  had  evacuated  the  city,  ami  that  <ivil 
authority  had  l>ecn  rcstontl  ;  that  at  that  tim«'  there  were  no(\in- 
federate  troops  within  sevenil  milo  of  Norfolk  or  l*(»rt>n)outli  ;  and 
that,  umler  the  cinumstances,  In-  wits  |»re|»ared  toj^ive  the  Federals 
iiuiet  and  |xaceful  possi-sxiou  of  the  "'ity,  and  all  he  a-keil  in  return 
wa>*  that  private  property  should  be  respect  in  1,  and  |»eac  able  citi- 
zens allow«Hl  to  pursue  their  usual   business  aV(M-:itit»ns. 

"  A  halt  w:ls  then  ordere<l  and  the  men  bivouackol  t»n  tlu-  lield 
for  the  ni^dit,  (lUtside  the  city  Hunts.  (Jen.  Wod  U'pj^nl  .Mayor 
I>iunb  to  nj*t  a-sf^urni  that  all  he  had  a-sked  shouhl  b*^  jiranti-*!.  1  he 
partv  then  startJ-il  for  the  City  Hall  to  inauminite  the  new  military 
authorities  in  control  of  Norfolk.  The  Mayor  invittti  (Jen.  Wool 
and  S'cretar>-  ("base  iwho  was  with  him)  to  scats  in  his  cxirriap-, 
ami  thev  pnicectlctl  toi^ether,  f(dlowc«l  by  the  (Jenerars  iKnly-mianl 
and  -tatV.  After  arrivini;  at  and  entcrinj;  the  City  Hall,  (Jener.il 
Wool  i-Nsiicd  an  onler  which  a|»poinlitl  i{riir.idier-( Ji  neral  Vcilc, 
Militarv  ( Jovernor  of  the  city.  an<l  which  n>ncludt^l  w  ith  the  follow- 
injf  lauL'uap' :  "(Jeneral  Viele  w  ill  n-e  that  f/// «itizens  an- c:irc- 
fully  pntttvteil  in  all  their  rights  and  civil  privilcp-s.  taking:  the 
utmost  care  to  preserve  ord«r,  and   to  mt  that   no  >-uldiers  be  jxr- 


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mittt'tl  t<t  ciuor  tiic  city  cxcvpt  l)y  liis  older,  or  Wy  tlui  written 
permission  ol'  the  eonini:uulin<i;  otlieer  ol"  liis  l)ii<j;;ule  or  re<iiiiieiit, 
and  lie  will  jnmisli  any  Anieriean  soldier  wlio  shall  trespass  M])()n 
the  riijjhts  or  property  of  any  ol"  the  innahitants."  [Kvery  citizen 
who  remained  in  Xoriolk  after  that  knows  how  faitlija//i/  (/)  Gvu. 
Viele  exeenteil  this  part  of  Gen.  Wool's  order  ;  l)iit  probably  (Jen. 
Wool  was  not  so  wise]. 

After  issuing  his  order,  General  Wool  at  once  departed  for  Fort 
Monroe,  and  a  larij;e  eoneoursc  of  citizens  assembled  around  the 
Gitv  Hall  and  called  upon  Mayor  Lamb  for  a  s[)eeeh.  He  ad- 
dresswl  the  crowd  brieHy,  stating  what  he  had  done,  and  repeating 
what  General  \\'ool  had  said  in  his  order.  The  Mayor's  remarks 
were  received  with  expressions  of  approval — some  [)ersons  cheered 
him  when  he  concluded. 

Some  days  after  this  General  Wool,  in  a  private  letter  to  a  friend 
in  New  York,  said  :  "I  found  out,  on  Friday,  the  9th,  that  I 
could  land  troops  without  much  trouble  at  Ocean  \"icw,  six  miles 
from  Fort  ^lonroe.  The  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  Mr.  Chase, 
and  mv  Aide-de-camp,  Colonel  Cram,  were  with  me.  1  immedi- 
ately organized  a  force  of  less  than  six  thousand  men,  and  embarked 
them  that  night,  under  the  direction  of  Ciilonel  Cram.  The  Col- 
onel constructed  a  bridge  of  boats  from  the  st(!amer  across  the 
shallow  water,  and  we  landed  the  troops  at  the  point  named  early 
Saturday  morning,  the  10th  instant.  As  fast  as  they  could  form, 
1  put  them  in  motion  for  Norfolk.  Our  route  wa.s  by  the  New 
Bridge  over  Tanner's  Creek.  On  approaching  the  i)ridge,  our 
troops  were  fired  upon  from  a  battery  of  three  six-pounders,  when 
our  necessary  halt  enabled  the  enemy  to  burn  the  bridge.  I  then 
ortlered  a  countermarch,  and  proceeded  to  Norlblk  by  the  old  road, 
where  I  arrivcnl  siife  at  5  o'clock  J*.  M.,  when  the  Mayor  met  me 
and  surrendered  the  city. 

"The  enemy,  three  thousand  strong  under  General  Hugcr,  had 
tied  a  short  time  before  my  arrival.  The  entrenchments  through 
which  I  passed  had  twenty-one  guns  mounted,  which,  properly 
manned,  might  have  made  an  eilcctive  defence.  1  turned  over  the 
command  to  (ienend  Vii'le,  ai)j)ointed  him  Military  Governor  of 
the  city,  and  then  returned  to  the  Fort  and  reportetl  to  the  Presi- 
dent and  StH-retary  of  War,  who  awaited  me.  I  think  it  a  liiir 
inference  that  the  (xvnpation  of  Norfolk  cjiused  the  blowing  u{)  of 
the  dreadetl  Merrimac,  and  securcnl  to  us  the  iree  use  of  James 
river.  The  army  may,  therefore,  claim  at  least  some  share  of  this 
much  desired  naval  success. 

"  In  great  hiuste,  most  trulv  yours, 

"JOHN  E.  WOOL." 


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Till-:  iH:>rKi(  TioN  <  )i-  riii:  \'ii:(;ima. 

Ojficidt  lit/tort  of  (  nmrntuhre    TolimU,   ( '.  .S'.   A*. 

"Ru  iiMONi),  Va.,  May  1  hli,  1H(J2. 

"  //on.  S,  H.  Mollort/,  Sicirtan/  ('ouj\ihrn(v  Statrn  \avt/ :  SlU — 
III  (lotailinj;  to  you  tlu;  cinumstanti's  wliicli  «ius<'(|  tin*  dt'striiction 
•  •r  till' C'oijfiilcrati' . States  steanu'r  Virginia,  aii«l  lii-r  njovciiicnts  a 
li'W  tlays  |iii'vi«.iis  to  that  I'veiit,  I  U-j^in  with  )«uir  t<-lt*f;ra|»hif 
(lispatchis  to  iiu'  of  (Ik"  4th  and  otii  in>tanls,  dinitiiij:  me  to  tak<* 
such  a  position  in  the  .Iain<>  river  :t<  wnulil  ciitirclv  j>n'Vfnt  the 
eiu'iiiy  a.s4ciHlin;r  it. 

"Cu'nenil  Huj^cr,  cuininantlin;;  at  \<irt<)lk,  on  learning:  that  I 
had  rtivivcd  this  order,  <".dlt'd  on  tncand  dtvlanil  that  it>  t'Xtvuti«»ii 
wouhl  ohli^c  him  to  aliandou  iiniiic«h:iti'Iy  his  fi.rts  on  Crancv 
I>lan<l  and  S-wi-H's  Point.  I  inllinncd  him  that  :l>^  thi-  onK-r  \v:l'» 
impfrativc,  I  must  i'.\c<'utf  it;  hut  stated  that  he  shouKl  tel'«;n»|»h 
you  and  '•late  theeiuiseijUenees.  He  did  so.  and  on  the  (ith  instant 
you  teh';:rai»hed  me  to  <'ndeavor  to  all'onl  proteetion  ti>  Norfolk  as 
well  a.s  the  James  river,  whieh  re|>lace»l  me  in  my  original  |)osition. 
I  then  arranjiinl  with  the  (leneral  that  lie  should  notifv  me  when 
his  pH'paratiouM  for  the  evarualiou  of  Norfolk  were  sudieiently 
atlvann'<l  t«>  enahle  me  to  aet  independentlv. 

"On  the  7th  instant  C'ommtKJore  Ilollin>  re:ieheil  Norfolk  with 
onlers  from  you  to  eonununieat<'  with  me  and  such  ortitvrs  as  I 
mijjht  .seliH't  in  re<;anl  to  the  Ust  dis|xisition  to  Ik'  made  of  th«' 
Virjjinia  under  the  present  as|)e<'t  of  things.  We  had  arr:in<;e<i 
the  e<»nfereuee  for  the  next  day,  the  Sth  ;  l)ut  on  that  day  l)eiore 
the  hour  appointe*!.  the  enemy  att.iektMl  theSewi'irs  Point  hatterv, 
and  I  immediately  left  with  the  Vir<;iuia  t«»  defend  it.  There  I  found 
six  of  tjie  enemy's  ve^-eN.  ineludin;^  the  iron-elail  slc;imer<  Monitor 
an<l  Naugatui-k,  shelling  the  hattery.  We  passed  liy  and  he-.ided 
direetly  f  »r  tln"  enemy  for  the  purpose  of  enj^.i::in<;  him,  and  I 
fhoujjht  an  action  certain.  But  hefore  we  jjot  within  gtjushot,  he 
cea«e«l  firiu;;  and  retinHJ  with  all  sjH'ttl  to  the  prot<vtin<;  guns  of 
Fort  Monr<M',  followt>d  hy  the  Virginia,  until  the  shells  from  the 
iJip  Kaps  j»a.s>*e«l  over  i»T. 

"  The  \  iri;inia  wn-*  then  pla«'e<l  at  lur  moorings  near  ScwellV 
Point,  and  I  returned  to  Norfolk  to  hold  the  «'onteren(v  referred 
to.      It  was    hehl  ou  the  J»th    instant,  and  the  otfnvrs  prer*cnt  were. 

Col.  .Vnderson  and  Captain ,  of  the  army,  seU^•tell  by  (ien. 

linger,  who  was  t<Hi  unw»ll  to  attend  himself;  and  of  the  navy. 
mys4'lf.  Commodore  Ilollins,  Capts.  Slcrrett  and  !><•(•,  Commander 
Uiehanl  L.  Jones,  and  Lieuts.  Cateshy  Ap.  K.  Jone-  and  J.  Pem- 
broke Jones.  The  opinion  was  unanimous  that  the  Virginia  wa- 
then  cmpl(»ye<I  to  the  l>cst  advantage,  and  tjjat  she  shoidti  continu. 


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lor  tlu'  present,  to  protect  XorlnlU,  and  thus  alTortl  time  to  nniovo 
the  j)ul)lii'  'jroptTty. 

"  On  the  next  day  (lOth),  at  10  o'clock  a.  m.,  wc  observed  Irom 
the  Viriiinia  that  the  Hat;  was  not  Hying  on  tlie  Scweirs  Point  bat- 
tery, and  tiiat  the  phice  appearrd  to  iiave  l)een  al)andoned.  I 
despatchoti  Lieut.  J.  P.  Jones  to  Craney  Ishind,  wliereour  Ha<j^  was 
still  tlyiuii-,  ii"<l  he  there  learned  that  a  large  force  of  the  enemy  had 
landed  on  Ikiy  Shore,  and  were  marching  on  Norfolk  ;  thatSewell's 
I'oint  was  abandoned,  and  that  our  troops  were  retreating.  I  then 
de.-patched  the  same  otHeer  to  Norfolk,  to  eonfer  with  Gen.  Huger 
and  Capt.  Lee.  lie  found  the  Navy  Yard  in  flames,  and  that  all 
its  officers  had  left  by  the  railroad — Gen.  Huger  and  tlie  other  army 
otHcers  had  also  left,  and  the  enemy  was  witliin  a  short  distance 
from  the  city,  treating  with  the  Mayor  for  its  surrender.  On  return- 
ing to  me  he  found  that  Cranev  Lsland  and  all  the  other  batteries  on 
the  river  had  been  abandoned.  It  was  then  seven  o'clock  p.  M.,and 
prompt  measures  w(re  necessary  f  )r  the  safety  of  the  Virginia. 

"The  pilots  had  fissured  me  that  they  couhl  take  the  ship,  witii  a 
draft  of  eighteen  feet,  to  within  t«)rty  miles  of  Richmond.  This  the 
chief  pilot,  Mr.  I'arrish,  and  his  chief  assistant,  Mr.  Wright,  had 
asserted  again  and  again  ;  and  on  the  afternoon  of  the  7tli,  in  my 
cabin,  in  the  presence  of  Commodore  Ilollinsand  Capt.  Sterrett,  in 
rejily  to  a(juestion  of  mine,  they  both  emphatically  declared  their 
ability  to  do  so.  Confiding  in  these  assurances,  and  after  consulting 
with  the  First  and  Flag-Lieutenants,  and  learning  that  the  officers 
generally  thought  it  the  most  judicious  course,  I  determined  to 
lighten  the  ship  at  once  and  run  up  the  river  for  the  protection  of 
Richmond.  All  hands  having  been  called  on  deck,  I  stated  to  them 
the  condition  of  things,  and  my  hope  that,  by  getting  up  the  river, 
bet()re  the  enemy  coiddbe  made  aware  of  our  designs,  we  might  cap- 
capture  his  ves.sels  which  had  ascended  it,  and  I'cndcr  eflicient  aid 
in  tlie  defence  of  Richmond  ;  but  that  to  elVeet  this  would  re(|uirc 
all  their  energy  in  lightening  the  ship.  They  replied  with  three 
cheers  and  went  to  work  at  once.  The  pilots  were  on  deck  and 
heard  this  address  to  the  crew. 

"  lieing  (piitc  unwell,  I  retired  to  bed.  lietwei'U  one  and  two 
o'clock  in  the  nn)rning,  the  First  Lieutenant  rei)orle<l  to  me  that, 
after  the  crew  liad  w<trked  for  five  or  six  hours,  and  lifteil  the 
-hip  >o  as  to  render  her  unlit  for  action,  the  pilots  had  declared 
their  inability  to  carry  eighteen  feet  above  Jamestown  Flats,  up  to 
which  point  the  shore  on  each  side  was  occupied  by  the  enemy.  C>n 
ilemanding  from  the  chief  pilot,  Mr.  Parrish,  an  exi>lanatit)n  of  this 
palpable  decei)tion,  he  replied  that  eighteen  feet  eoidd  i)c  carried 
after  the  prevalence  of  easterly  winds,  but  that  the  wind  fi)r  the 
last  two  (lays  had  been  westerly.  I  had  no  time  to  lose.  The  ship 
was  not  in  condition  for  battle,  even  with  an   enemy  of  ecpial  force. 


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nml  tlicir  toirr  was  ovorwiu'liiiiiii;.  I  tlKT«'r<»iv<l<-t«'riiiin(H?,  wit!i  flip 
foiifiirifiicf  of  tin-  I'^r^t  aixl  Klaj;  Lifiitfuaut-,  to  sive  tlu*  crt'W  tlir 
tiitiirc  MTvici-  liy  lamliiij;  them  at  Cniin-y  Islaml.  t\u-  only  n»:»<l  for 
ntii*:it  (»|K'n  to  iH,  and  to  iK-troy  the  •'liii)  to  pn-vtMit  lirr  ralliij;;in 
the  lian<U  of  till- (Muiny,  I  may  adil  that,  although  not  fornniih 
ronf*nlt«tl,  till-  ctmi-se  was  apinovctl  liy  every  Coniniissinneil  Otlice- 
in  tin-  r-liij).  There  was  no  «li-«^»-iitintr  o{>inion.  The  ship  was 
iic<Hir(linjrly  nm  ash«>re  as  iit-ar  the  main  laixl  as  pi»>.silile,  ami  the 
er»'w  lamled.  Sin*  was  then  lire<l,  ami  at'ier  l»nrnin|j;  fii*reely  fore 
and  alt  tor  upwar<l  of  an  ln»nr,  hiew  up  a  little  hel'ore  five  o'eliK-k 
on    the  inifrnin:;  of"  the   eleventh. 

•  \V»'  then  niarehed  to  SufUdU,  a  di-tant"*-  of  twenty-lw.»  mill's, 
rea'-hed  there  in  the  t'V«'ninj:  ixid  <-itM»*l»v  rail  to  Kiehmond.  It  will 
he  asked  what  motiv«>s  the  pil<>(s  <-imiI<I  have  had  in  dci-eivinj;  ine. 
The  only  in>a;riiial)le  one  is  that  thev  wishtii  to  avni*!  ^^oin;:  •'•♦" 
hattle.  Had  the  ship  not  have  U'cn  lifte<l  so  as  to  rentier  her  unfit 
tor  aetion,a  desjMT.ite  contest  mtist  have  ensintl  with  a  fonr  a:x:iinsi 
ns  too  jjrt-.it  to  jnstify  mneh  hope  of  Hueeirss  ;  and  as  ti^ihtiiijx  was 
not  thfir  (x-enpntion,  they  adopted  this  diK'eitf'nl  eonrse  t(»  avoid  it. 
I  iiiniuit  in>a};ine  another  motive,  li»r  I  had  seen  no  na>on  to  dis- 
trust their  plod  faith  to  the  ConfedtTaey. 

"  -My  aeknowledu;<  luents  an-  due  to  First  Lieutenant  C  at'-shy 
A  p.  \l.  donrs,  l"or  his  nntirini;  exertions,  atnl  for  theai<l  he  r<'n<len'd 
ine  in  all  thin;r*.  The  details  for  lirin<;  the  >-hip  and  landiii;;  th»' 
ercw  wt-rr  left  to  him,  and  every  I  hi  nir  was  eon<hietiHl  with  the  most 
perlt'ct  order. 

'*  To  the  other  oflieers  of  the  ship,  ^*•n«•^ally.  I  am  al»o  thankful 
for  the  <:rrat  /ral  they  <lisplaye«l  thronirhont.  The  Viririnia  "<• 
lon;;er  I'.xists,  hnt  three  lMintlre<l  hraveand  skilful  ollicers  ;ind  seamen 
Hie  saveil  to  the  Confedenuy. 

"  I  pr«snme  that  a  Court  of  Impiiry  will  he  onlere«l  to  examine 
into  all  the  eirenmstanees  I  have  narrat<>«l,  and  I  e:»rnestly  solieit 
ii.      I'lililie  opinion  will  never  U"  put   rii^ht  witlmut  it. 

"  I  am  sir.  with  t'reat  re^pei-t,   v«>ur  oln'^lit-nt  servant, 
"(Signed)  '.lO.SlAlI  TATNAl.L, 

I'fti*/  Offirrr,  (hmmautlim/.^' 

The  al)ove  report  ^ive;*  "  the  partieidars  "  e«»ne<'rnin;;  the  dest ruc- 
tion of  the  mo;<t  formidahle  an<i  pallant  -hip  that  ever  siiled  upon 
our  \\atei><. 

FlM«IN(i^    i»I-    nil:  col  liT  n|-    IMjIlKV. 

The  Court  «»f  Impiiry  asked  for  l»y  Commodore  Tatnall.  and 
convokt^l  hy  order  of  the  Sivrctary  <>f  the  Navy,  on  the-Oth  <»f  May 
(iSll'Ji.  in  Kiehmond,  an<l  of  which  Captain  French  Forrest,  of  the 
Navy,  was  IVoitlent,  ndopt«d  the   following  rep«)rt: 

1st.  "  The  destruction  of  the  Virjxinia  was,  in  the  opinion  of  thix 
Co«»rt,  unnoccHSiirA*  at  time  and  place  it  was  effeele*!. 


8o 

y>{\.  '•'  It  Winfj  clearly  in  ovitlonce  that  Norfolk  being  eV^aciiatct^, 
and  Flai2;-()lKrer  Tatuall  iiaviiiii;  hcrcii  instrnctcd  to  provo.nl  the 
vneiHv  from  a^coiulini:;  Jaiiu's  River,  the  Vir<;inia,  with  very  little 
more,  if  any  lessoninojof(lrat>,  after  li«i;hteiiini;  her  to  twenty  feet  six 
inehes  aft,  ^vith  hi-r  iron  sheathinj;  slill  cxtendini::;  three  ti-et  under 
ATatcr,  eouid  have  l>een  taken  up  to  lloii;  Ishmd,  in  James  liiver, 
i  where  the  eiiannel  is  narrow)  and  could  then  have  prevented  the 
larii:er  vessels  and  transjvM-ts  of  the  enemy  from  ascendini:;.  The 
I'oiirt  is  of  the  opinion  that  such  a  disposition  ought  to  have  been 
made  of  her,  and  if  it  should  he  ascertained  that  her  provisions  could 
not  have  been  replenished  when  those  on  hand  were  exhausted, 
^hcn  (he  pro]>er  time  w^ould  have  arrived  for  considerinj:;  the  exped- 
iencv  or  practicability  of  striking  a  last  hlow  at  the  enen\y,  or  of 
tlestroying  her. 

:>d.  *'  In  conclusion,  the  Court  is  of  opinion  that  the  evacuation 
'M'  Norfolk,  the  destruction  of  the  Navy  Yard  and  other  public 
Drojierty,  added  to  the  hasty  retreat  of  the  military  under  General 
Iln^^'r,  leaviniC  the  batteries  unmanned  and  unprotected,  no  doubt 
ronspii-ed  to  produce  in  the  minds  of  the  oilicers  of  the  Virginia 
the  neeessitv  of  her  destruction  at  the  time,  as,  in  their  oi)inion  tiic 
onlv  means  lelt  of  jireventing  her  from  falling  into  the  hands  of 
the  enemy  ;  and  seems  to  have  j^rei-luded  the  consideration  of  the 
possibility  of  getting  her  up  James  River  to  the  point  or  points 
indicated." 

It  is  a  fact  well  known  in  Norfolk,  and  can  be  substantiated  by 
gentlemen  now  living  here  wdm  were  ou  board  the  Virginia,  that 
her  crew  wanted  to  attack  the  Monitor  and  were  willing  to  light 
iier  even  under  the  guns  of  Fort  Monroe,  if  they  had  been  allowed 
to  do  so.  We  do  not  pretend  to  say  that  this  would  have  been 
proper,  or  ])rudent,  but  we  mention  it  a-s  a  fact  not  mentioned  in 
('omm<Hlore  Tatnall's  report  of  the  particulars^  itc. 

UNDER  FEDERAL  MILITARY  RULE. 

We  do  not  propose  in  this  volume  to  give  much  of  Norfolk's 
history  during  the  time  she  was  under  the  rule  of  Ben  Jiutler, 
Viele,  Bovev  iS:  Co.  (names  that  were  not  born  to  die  a.s  long  a-^ 
infamv  lives),  l)Ut  will  make  brief  mention  of  a  few  liiets,  an<l  then 
j)ass  on  to  the  "  weak,  l>iping  times  peace.''  In  a  future  (enlarged) 
edition  of  this  work,  the  autlior  proposes  to  (-all  particular  attention 
to  the  events  that  transpired  in  this  city  while  "  lieast  Butler"  had 
command  and  |)crsecuted  our  people. 

The  evacuation  of  Norfolk  by  the  Confederates  eause<l  a  great 
deal  of  anxietv,  fear  and  heart-sullering  among  the  eiti/ens.  Aged 
fathers  and  mothers,  aiVeetlonate  sisters  and  daughters,  weej)ing 
wives  and  little  children,  saw  their  loved  ones  depart  for  scenes  and 
dangers  unknown,  probably  never  to  return  again  !     It  wa.s  indeed 


a  trying;  hour;  Imt  tho  ImiVf  hearts  who  had  iiu<lerUikon  the 
ileftMuv  of  their  nativ*'  Statt*  r<H'«»t!;ni/4M|  fidelity  to  no  «tther  fau>e. 
aii<l  with  tearful  eye-*  an  I  farewell  emhraees  they  h'ft  their  heurt>' 
treasures  in  r*4»rro\v,  and  Imhlly  niarehe<l  forth  In  battle  fur  tin- 
hoints  they  Iove«l  so  well.  Oh  I  gloriou-i  hero  is  ju-  \vh(»  In'elv 
otl'crs  his  lilo>l  and  his  life  for  the  s;iUe  of  lihertv  anil  the  land 
wliieh  ^ave  him  birth.  Vile  traitor  is  he  who  turn-  his  |»;ick  \i\um 
his  native  or  adoptini  .State  to  Uittle  a;^ainst  the  rijjhfs  and  prinei- 
|)les  whirl)  she  e;ilUn|H)n  hini  toilrfiii  I.  And  yet  more  infuiious, 
vile  and  eowar>lly  is  the  man  who  h  is  no  prin(*i|>les  ijiMr  to  hi- 
heart,  no  prid«'  t<»  make  him  brave,  no  holy  eauseto  defend.  There 
are  >m'h  nu'U  as  thes«'  in  the  worhl — soini'  in  the  Nttrth  and  some 
in  the  South,  and  some  in   Norfolk  as  well  as  (•ther  plaet^». 

It  was  not  until  after  the  Ked«rals  t«M»k  porv-ession  of  Norfolk 
iliat  the  honest  S)uthern  men  ami  the  sneaking  hyp«>erites  in  the 
••ity,  wi-re  truly  known.  It  was  not  until  then  that  Hen  Butler's 
thieving  propensities,  and  his  impious  and  mei*eile>>  acts  as  a  mili- 
tary (Htmmander,  brouj^ht  him  ti>  the  seurnful  noti«v  of  the  luuicst 
and  Christian  people  of  the  eduniry.  It  was  not  until  then  that  a  "scsil- 
lawa^  "  wa-  known  in  Vir<:inia — known  by  the  untiring;  enerpy 
he  di->played  in  hi<  efforts  to  humiliate,  de^ra<le  and  destioy  the 
very  peopU-  with  whom  he  had  live<l  Ibr  life,  and  amon^  whom  he 
had  pros|K'reil — known  by  the  bull  dog  tenaeity  with  whieh  he 
'lung  to  the  skirts  and  liekeclthe  lM>ots  of  the  Finleral  orticxrs,  ever 
whi-pering  in  their  (ars  tales  al)out  honest  men's  loyalty  to  the 
.S)Ulh,  and  ever  trying  to  sow  the  s<'e«ls  of  (li<(H)rd  an<l  trouble. 

Our  jteople  will  rememU'r  that  "  Beast  Butler"  rulcii  them  with 
an  iron  will,  and  ordered  the  exeeution  of  Dr.  Wright,  »»ne  of  our 
nobh'st  and  In-st  eitizens,  simply  Ixxrause  he  dare«l  to  shoot  down 
an  insolent  otlieer  of  a  negro  eom|)any,  who  had  gr«»asly  insult«><l 
him,  and  would  |»rob:»bly  havekilleil  hint  if  he  hacl  gottt'U  th«'  first 
fhanif.  Thi- and  other  great  outr.igis  are  fre-^h  in  !hemin<lsof 
the  ••itizens  of  ojir  e«immunity,  and  they  will  1h»  given  in  detail  in  a 
fortheoming  edition  of  this  history. 

Butler  ofeourse  rcmovinl  all  g«MHl  eiti/xMis  of  .Norfolk  and  Ports- 
mouth from  oniee,  and  filknl  their  places  with  *' s(^llawags"  and 
"army  bummers"  lie  l<M)k  charge  of  our  eily  gas  works  and  ran 
the  >ame  "  on  (iovernment  awount" — which  tne:int  in  plain  Eng- 
lish, lor  "  Bt  TI.KU  Si  ("n." 

As  a  sample  of  the  ("on  ncilmen  ap|>ointc<l  by  the  "the  Ii<':i.st"  we 
haveonlv  to  pnsi'Ut  our  rea«iei>i  with  the  followirjg  preamble  and 
rt-wdutions  whi«"h  wen-  inuinimousfi/  adoptol  by  the  Council  of 
Portsmouth,  duly  13th,  Isd.t,  an<l  duly  recorded.  The  said  rt^iolu- 
tions  were  (»trere«l  by  K.  G.  Staples,  who  wa'<  then  a  conspicuous 
nuMulMT  of  the  "  Butlerize*!  Council"  in  the  "game  cock"  city  by 
til'    -a.      Ibrc  i-  the  thxument — it  refers  p;irti<ular  to  the  killing 


87 

nf  the  <..l(lirr  hv  the  hravc  mid  cliivaln.ns  Dr.  Wri-lit,  in  .1  iily 
1  8();i : 

"  ir/uvvax,  \\y  the  brutal  imirdcr  of  an  otliccr  of  tlic  I'liitcd 
States  fojves,  hv  a  rabid  sffcssionist  oi"  the  city  ol"  Noi-I'olk;  and 
whereas,  we  bavi'  eonviiieiiiii-  proof  of  the  (lisj)o,sitii>iis  df  men  in 
our  midst  of  similar  jiroclivities;  be  it  therefore, 

"  Iu\solrc(l  Isf,  That  the  Common  Council  of  the  city  of  Ports- 
month  has  heartl  with  rejrret  of  the  death  of  Ijient.  A.  L.  Sanborn, 
while  in  the  (Uscharge  of  his  ollicial  duties,  by  the  hands  of  a  dis- 
linal  man. 

"  Resolved  2n<!,  That  the  sympathies  of  this  lioard  be  extcMided  to 
the  friends  and  eonn(>ctions  of  the  deceased,  and  that  the  members 
of  this  Council  will  attend  in  a  body  u[)on  the  funeral  ceremonies 
of  tlie  deceased. 

'*  AV.so/tvv/  ;>/■(/,  That  the  Mayor  be  called  upon  to  re([nest  a 
•general  suspension  of  Inisiness  from  one  to  three  i\  y\.,  and  that  the 
bells  of  the  city  be  tolled  during!;  that  time. 

"  Be.^olvrd  4'tli,  That  we  call  upon  the  military  authorities  to  l)rinii- 
t.)  sj)eedy  and  condi«>;n  punishment  the  auth(U'  of  this  \n\\\  crime 
and  treasonable  act  to  his  country  and  his  God. 

"  Jiesoli'cd  otli,  That  this  Ccnincil  deem  it  the  duty  of  the  United 
States  forces  to  remove  from  our  midd  flic  foul  mouthed  traitors  who 
infest  the  street  corners  and  market  {>laees  of  our  city,  plottint; 
treason  and  even  contemplating  such  deeds  of  bloodshed  as  we  are 
now  cidlcd  ti>  reflect  upon. 

"  Resolved  6flt,  That  the  clerk  be  ordered  to  furnish  copies  of 
these  resolutions  to  the  friends  of  the  deceased,  and  the  military 
authorities  of  this  Department." 

[li.  G.  Stai)les,  at  this  writiui,^— Fel»ruary  1S77— is  the  Post- 
master of  Portsmouth  ;  and  as  it  is  naturally  siipiutsed  that  the  new 
President  of  the  United  States,  11.  B.  Hayes  Es.[.,  will  make  many 
chanjies  in  Federal  ofliees  in  the  South,  and  as  he  has  evinced  some 
disj)osition  to  be  governtnl  by  the  wishes  of  the  res])ectal)le  citizens 
of  the  various  communities,  theaf()resaid  Staples — ex-Couneilman, 
Postmaster,  etc-,  circidatcd  a  petition  to  be  retained  in  ollicc,  and 
;i.<ke<l  some  of  the  <;ood  jx'ople  of  Portsmouth — some  of  those 
"  foul-mouthed  traitors"  as  he  once  denominated  them,  to  sij::;n  his 
petition.  Verily,  such  unblushin*:;  impudence  beats  the  devil  him- 
self. These  tacts  are  simj)ly  mentioncil  to  show  what  kind  of  j)eoj)lc 
old  Btitler  put  in  ollicc — many  of  whom  were  retained  by  U.  S. 
(Jnint  to  reign  over  and  misgovern  the  affairs  of  our  dear  old  Vir- 
ginia. Where  such  people  first  came  from,  no  one  knows ;  wdicrc 
they  are  to  goat  last,  no  !)ody  cares]. 

THE  Nf)RFOr,F-:  SOLDI KRS. 

Some  months  previous  to  the  evacuation  of  Norfolk,  "  MalioneV 
Brigade"  was  formed — tliat  gallant  old  brigade,  wdiieh,  under  it;* 


f*rav«'  jiikI  pw-Ifj*- f'(Mniiuiixl«r,  (md.  Win.  .M:ili»»ne.  of  lliis  ^•l"tv 
(llo^v  of  lVti'i>l)urtr),  won  niulyiiii;  laini' ami  iiii|Krisli:il»lf  j;k»rv  ! 
It  \va.so>in|MiH'«l  iilthc  Gtli.  12tli,  Ititli,  llsi  aiwl  Gl>t  \'irginia  lu-gi- 
iiU'iits — 0M-\\  of  wliu-li  liiis  a  r^^•oI•(^  in  ilu-  lii^torv  »>!"  tlu' Ariiiv  of 
NortluTii  Vir}iiiiia,  i»nsur|>u^><il  for  tru«'  i^iumi-^e  uiid  iKtnU  of 
•larinj;.  All  of  tin-  intlmtry  «HMii|):inies  froia  Norliklk  wert' alta<-lK><i 
to  two  n-j^itiu'ntsot' this  l>ri^a<lt',  t«»  wit  : 

TIh'  Norllilk  .lunior  Voluntrers  wrri' iissi^iu-il  ti>  iIk-  12ih  \"a., 
Ui-'jiiiM-iit,  !t<  C'oiujiaiiy  II.  This  gallant  C'oiM|»;iiiy  Irfi  iR'n-  umlfr 
iMiiiiiiaiitl  of  (apt.  Tliox.  l'\  <)\\fn<.  Tlte  oHic«'r>  ot  the  ri-iiiiiu-nt 
at  that  tiiiH' wt'iv,  t'ol.  [).  A.  Wfisi^i-r ;  i^ieiit«'nai»t-C'olc)4jrl,  .1. 
Kickml  I>iwtll»'M  ;  Major,  .lohn  May — all  fnnn  IVttrshur^  at  that 
liinr. 

TIm-  (>th  K<-^im(Mt  u-.i^  mxlcr  the  followiuj;  olfuvrs  wlu'ii  it  left 
Norfolk:  Coloiu'l,  ( ico.  T.  Roj^rrs ;  Lii*uti'nant-C'oloiul,  Harry 
W'illiamHHi  ;  Major,  Kohcrt  Taylor  ;  Adjutant,  Lii-ntt-nant  Ah-x. 
Tiinstall — all  of  Norft>lk  un<l  its  vicinity.  The  following  <-om- 
patiics  from  the  eily  were  assijrm.,!  (<>  the  (Jth,  and  left  lure  nnder 
the  Captains  nanietl,  t«»  wit :  The  Independent  Grays.  (C\>.  II ), 
Cap'.  David  Wriflit ;  W.mxIIs  Kiths,  (Co.  C),  Capt.  .Jno.  Ilaynian  ; 
Co.  (i  (old  "Co.  F"  I,  Capt.  l*>lward  llardv  ;  Co.  1)  ( jiK-nlarlv  e:dle<l 
"  Ln.liowV  I'lll>"i,  Cupt.  .Injui  R.  LndK.w:  C...  A.(  apt.'(  .  W. 
I'frkinxiii. 

Thf  Norfolk  Artillt-ry  Cornpanio  atta>-hed  to  th«- Army  when 
tlif  city  w:l>«  cvacMattnl,  were  these  :  Norfolk  I  J^dit  Artillery  Blues 
(apt.  C.  li.  (irandy  ;  HuL'cr  liattery,  Capt.  Frank  Iluircr  ;  Fnit*'*! 
.Artillery,  Ca|>t.  TIhw.  Kcvill  ;  Atlantic  Artillery,  (.'a|»t.  .1.  llanly 
llcndrcn.  The  IJliu's  were  furnished  with  a  iield  Ijtitterv  ot' six 
;:uns  a  short  time  after  they  arrivitl  in  PeteiNhurL:.  The  Iluirer 
Battery  t<M»k  their  j;uns  and  hors«>  from  here.  Thes<'  two  Com- 
panies were  :tssiixne<l  to  temjxirary  «luty  around  Fetershurj;.  The 
Cniteil  .\rtillery  Company  was  assi^ne*!  to  <luty  at  Drury's  Blufl". 
The  Atlantic  .\rlillcry  Company  was  sent  to  Kichinond  in  the  latter 
|)art  of  Mav  1S(J2,  to  man  a  liattery  of  heavy  ^uns  near  Fort  Har- 
rison. It  w:us  afterwards  shilteil  to  various  parts  (»f  the  Army  it- 
were  the  Bines'  and   HupT  hatterien. 

The  eoni|)anies  mentione<l  in  the  lorcjn>ing  list  did  not  contain 
all  of  the  soldiers  from  Norfilk,  for  our  hr.ive  lK)ys  wen^  s<^itton'd 
al»out  in  various  other  «<»mman«ls.  S»me  were  in  c»»mpanies  from 
the  surrounding  «"«iunties,  and  some  were  in  commands  from  other 
cities  and  State's.  We  have  mcntionc*!  in  j)rc<"e«lini:  |»apes  of  this 
iMH.k  the  names  of  some  of  the  pdlant  patriots  from  <iur  mid-t  who 
enten-*!  the  .-irmv  in  other  Staff's  l>elore  X'ir^'inia  Mi-*'*!*'*].  To  these 
we  wouhl  adil  a  few  mon'  nanus  which  we  now  nn^ill  to  memory  : 
the  p\llant  (."ajitain  .John  S.  Tucker  (now  the  hononxl  M.iyor  of 
Norlblk)  loHt  an  arm  in   the  l«ttle  of  Corinth,  (May,  1862,)  under 


81) 

the  inatchlt'-s  (ii'npnil  Boaurcganl.  Westwood  A.  Tmld  (now 
l)('|mty  ( 'Urk  of  our  Courts")  was  a  bravo  member  of  tlie  Peters- 
biiru'  liillrs,  rjtii  \'ir^inia  Regiment.  .loliii  II.  Sharp  (Ijrother  of 
(.'liarlis  Siiar|),  l^s(|.),  ami  I'^dwanl  Sinclair  Beall  (son  of  the 
himented  Hev.  Tpton  Jjeall)  were  vahiable  members  (d'theOtev 
batterv,  a  splendid  company  from  Richmond — Hrst  commanded  by 
the  leafless  Captain  (j.  Gaston  Otey,  of  I-'yne]d>nr};,  and  afd-rwards 
by  Captain  D.  X.  Walker,  an  accomplished  gentleman  from  Rich- 
mond. Colonel  Williaui  Lainl»  wa>  in  .\(»rth  Carolina  ;  Colonel 
Walter  H.  Taylor  was  witii  the  iiniiiurtal  Lee  in  West  Vir*ijinia  ; 
Colonel  V.  l\  (kroner  was  on  duty  in  Richmond,  and  Messrs. 
\'irginius  and  Robert  Freeman  were  in  Sonth  Carolina  on  duty 
(the  former  in  the  navy)  when  Norfolk  was  ai)andoi)ed  to  the  tender 
mercies  of  Viele,  Butler  &  Co. 

There  were  other  brave  soldiers  from  our  town  scattered  al)0ut 
the  Confederacy,  whose  names  we  cannot  now  re(;all — some  were 
killeil  in  battle,  some  died  ol'  disease,  and  others  returne<l  honn' 
to  their  irienils  and  families,  proud  with  the  satisfaction  of  know- 
ing that  they  had  bravely  ibllowed  Lee,  Jackson  and  l>eaureii;ar(I, 
and  had  done  their  duty  to  Virginia  and  to  their  dear  Southern 
land.  How  was  it  with  those  who  hearkened  not  unto  X'irgiuia's 
cidl,  but  shirked  duty  by  remaining  at  home,  while  the  best  blood 
of  our  land  was  being  shed  in  defence  of  fheir  homes  and  firesides  '.' 
How  did  they  meet  the  brave  Xortblk  soldiers  when  they  returned 
home  from  their  arduous  campaign  ?     No  answer  can  be  given. 

We  cannot  undertake  to  give  a  history  of  the  valor,  the  hard- 
ships, the  .sufferings,  nor  the  battles  of  our  brave  eempanies,  for  it 
would  be  too  great  a  task.  We  are  permitted,  however,  to  give 
the  following  aecount  of  the  battle  of  the  Crater,  near  Petersl)urg, 
July  ."iOth,  18G4,  in  which  a  large  majority  of  the  Norfolk  soldiers 
were  engtxged.  It  wa,s  written  by  Lieutenant  Colonel  William  II. 
Stewart,  of  theOlst  Virginia  Regiment,  "  Mahone's  old  Brigade" — 
as  gallant  a  soldier  a.s  ever  braved  a  bullet — a  patriot  and  a  gentle- 
man with  but  few  equals  and  no  superiors: 

BATTLE  OF  T4IF  CRATER. 

RECOLLErnONS  or  THE  UECAITrUE  OF  THE  LINES .SCENE.';  AND 

INCIDENTS. 

As  the  wild  waves  of  time  rush  on,  our  thoughts  now  and  then 
run  back  over  the  rough  billows  to  buried  hopes  and  unfulfilled 
anticipations,and  oi\  we  linger  long  and  lovingly,  as  if  standing  be.sitic 
the  tomb  of  a  cherished  parent.  Thus  the  faithful  follower  of  the 
Southern  Cross  recalls  the  proud  hopes  that  led  him  over  long  an<l 
weary  marches  and  in  bhxxly  battles.  These  foot-sore  jonrntys  and 
hard  contested  fields  are  now  bright  jewels  in  his  life  around  which 
the  tenderest  cords  of  his  heart  are   clcselv  entwined.      Tiiev  are 


'JO 

riuiminuiit-  «»f  iliity  I  TIk-v  an-  •<irrt'<l  resting  pla****?*  for  lii>  Itatllf*! 
ciuTj^ii^  I  Tin  y  lire  ri<li  iiiiiu^^  from  wliicli  tin*  vi-ry  hiiinlilt'Kt  att<»r 
^itlii'rs  tlif  wt-altli  i)f'an  a|t|»roviii;j;c<iii^^'icnce  I  Hi*  liinirs  no  jK-aii- 
l»v  a  i^rati'liil  country  —  no  Konnty  ntlls  ln-ar  his  nanu* — yt-t  tlies«- 
art'  swtH't  cliori.-tcrs  t-vcr  cliantin^  priivK-ss  pniisi-M  to  the  zt-.il  an<i 
inanlioixl  with  wliich  \\v  I'lctnl  his  Wa'.  Thi'  vctenin  of  an  hundrcHl 
Itatth's  always  jMiints  with  ^natcr  priih-  U>  onf  iis  th«'  crowning f;lor\ 
of  the  many  achicvcincnts.  So  the  soldiers  of  Mahone's  Old 
Hripidf  I'lok  upon  ihr  "jreal  l>:ittlf  wlii.h  I  shall  here  atteiiipi  t(. 
des.rihe. 

Mv  little  tly  tent,  .M-areely  lar^e  enon;;h  for  two  persons  to  lie 
sitle  l»y  side,  was  >tretehe<l  over  a  platform  of  ronj;h  I M»ards,  elevatinl 
alMdit  two  feet  ahove  jxround,  in  that  little  ^rave-yaid  on  the  Wil- 
rox  larm,  lu-ar  IV  lei-slmr^.  I  was  cpjietly  sleeping;  within  it, 
dreainin);,  perhaps,  of  home  and  all  its  dear  associations  ( for  otdy  a 
sdldier  (-in  pri>ptrlv  a|)prceiate  these),  when  a  deejt  rnmhlin^;  sonnd. 
that  seenu«l  t.)  nnd  the  V(  ry  earth  in  twain,  starth-*!  me  from  mv 
-Inmliers.  and  in  an  instant  I  Ixheld  a  monntain  of  cnrlinj;  smoke 
ascendinir  towards  the  heavens.  The  whole  camp  had  Ixvn  aronsctl. 
atid  all  were  wonderiii}.;  from  whence  «-ame  this  my>terions  explo- 
sion. It  was  the  morning  of  Satnrday,  the  3(tth  day  of  Jidy,  ISO  J. 
The  lonp-talk-of  mine  had  heen  sprnn</,  a  l»attery  Mown  np,  and 
the  enemy  were  already  in  pos.<essi(tn  of  ei^ht  hnndre<l  yanls  of  mn- 
entrench  mcnt>. 

Two  hundred  ("atwion  mared  in  one  at-t-ortl,  as  if  ev<iy  lanyard 
had  Ihcn  i»nllc»l  l»y  the  same  hand.  Tiie  ;irey  ioi:^  was  floatin;^  over 
the  fields,  and  darkness  c(iven<l  the  fiice  of  the  rarth.  luit  the  first 
Iniu'ht  streak  of  dawn  was  p;entlv  liftiiii;  the  curtain  of  nii;ht. 

'I'he  fier^-  crests  of  the  ltaltlemcnt>  slmne  on t  for  miles  to  onrleft, 
an<l  the  nitrf»ns  vapors  ro>e  in  hnge  Inllows  from  i-ach  line  of  liattle, 
and  -weeping  together  formed  on*'  vast  range  of  gloom. 

The  -nn  ro.-e  hrilliantly,  and  the  gnat  artillery  diielstill  raged  in 
all  it>  grandenr  an«l  fury.  An  oi(-asioi\al  shell  from  a  IJIakdy  gnu 
wonld  swoop  dowji  in  ttnr  camp  and  rielnK-htt  down  the  line  to  onr 
right,  forcing  ns  to  hng  closely  the  forti(ic:iti«ms. 

Soon  after,  Captain  Tom.  iVrnanl,  General  Mahone'.s  courier, 
came  swet'ping  np  the  lines  on  his  white  charger  t«  the  lioiidipiarters 
of  Hrig-adier-Cieneral  I).  A.  Weisiger.  Then  tin;  drnni>«  com- 
menccNl  rolling  ofl'the  the  signals, which  were  follow*"*!  by  "fall  in" 
and  hnni*-*!  mil  ••alls.  We  were  retpiirctl  to  drive  l«ck  the  Fe«le- 
rals,  who  were  then  holding,  and  within,  the  very  gates  of  the  city 
of  I'etorshnrg.  It  was  startling  news  ;  hut  onr  soldiers  falt<r<-«l 
not,  and  move<l  olTat  tpiick  step  for  the  seat  of  war. 

Wright's  Ci(xirgia  IJrigade,  conimandc*!  l»y  Lieutenant-Colonel 
H.dl.  and  our  Virginia  Hrig:ide,  tin- latter  numl>ering  scarcelyeight 
hun<lre<l   muskets,  coDstitute*!   the    fonx?  dctaile<I    to   dishxige  tl)e 


•tl 

oiu'iny,  who  held  the  l)roki'i)  lines  witli  more  than  li!teeii  tliousand 
men,  and  these  were  elosely  supported  by  as  many  more.  1 
remember  that  our  regiment,  the  Sixty-first,  did  not  exceed  two 
himdred  men,  ineludini^  olHcers  and  privates,  which  I  am([nitesnrc 
waFthe  stroni^est  in  tlie  two  l)ri<;;ules.  I  suppose  we  had  marched 
the  half  ot*  a  mile  when  ordered  to  halt  and  strip  of!"  all  ba<^ga<ije 
except  amnuinition  and  muskets,  ^\'e  then  filefl  to  the  left  a  short 
distance  to  gain  the  banks  of  a  small  stream  in  order  to  be  protected 
from  the  sliells  of  the  Federal  batteries  by  placing  a  range  of  hilU 
l)etween.  These  the  enemy  were  already  viewing  within  lour  liun- 
dre<l  yards  with  covetous  eyes,  and  making  (lisj)ositions  to  atle'n|)t 
their  t'aj)ture,  for  they  were  the  very  keys  to  the  invested  city. 
When  nearly  opposite  the  portion  of  our  works  held  by  the  Federal 
troops,  we  met  several  soldiers  who  were  in  the  works  at  the  time 
of  the  explosion.  Our  men  began  ridiculing  them  for  going  to  the 
rear,  when  one  of  them  remarked  :  "Ah,  boys,  you  have  hot  work 
ahead — they  are  negroes,  and  show  no  quarter."  This  was  the  first 
intimation  that  we  had  to  fight  negro  troops,  and  it  seemed  to  infuse 
the  little  baixl  with  impetuous  daring,  as  they  pressed  onward  to  the 
frav.  I  never  felt  more  like  fighting  in  my  life.  Our  comrades 
had  been  slaughtered  in  a  most  itdiuman  and  brutal  manner,  and 
slaves  were  trampling  over  their  mangled  and  bleeding  corpses. 
Revenge  must  have  fired  every  heart  and  strung  every  arm  with 
nerves  of  ste^d  for  the  Herculean  tiisk  of  blood.  We  filed  up  a 
ditch,  which  had  been  dug  for  safe  ingress  and  egress  to  and  from 
the  earthworks^  until  we  reached  the  vale;  between  the  elevation  on 
which  the  breastworks  were  locatcii  and  the  one  on  the  banks  of  the 
little  stream  just  mentioned — within  two  hundred  yards  of  the 
enemy.  The  ill-fated  battery  of  six  ginis  which  had  been  demolished 
by  the  explosion  of  eight  tons  of  gunposvder,  proJecte<i  froni  the 
line  of  earthworks  for  the  infantry  at  an  acute  angle.  It  overlooked 
the  enemy's  line  of  works  which  were  on  the  northeastern  ^lope  of 
the  s;ime  elevation,  distant  about  one  hundred  yards. 

The  "Crater,"  or  excavation,  caused  by  the  explosion,  was  about 
twenty-five  feet  deep,  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  long  and  fifty  feet 
witle.  About  seventy- five  feet  in  rear  of  the  supporting  earthworks 
there  was  a  wide  ditch  with  the  baidv  thrown  uj)  on  the  side  next 
the  fortifications.  This  was  constructed  to  protect  parties  carrving 
ammunition  an<l  rations  to  the  troops.  IJetween  this  irregular  and 
ungraded  embankment  and  the  main  line  the  trooj)s  had  coiistruct(><l 
numerous  cav(s,  in  which  they  slept  at  night  to  be  prot<H'ted  from 
the  mortar  shells.  The  end)ankment  from  the  bottom  of  tlw;  ditch 
w;ik  about  ten  ft-ct  high  and  commande<l  the  outer  or  main  line. 
The  space  from  the  outside  of  the  ftrtifications  to  the  inner  edge  of 
the  ditch  wits  more  than  one  hundred  feet  wide. 

The  "  Crater,"  ami  the  space  on  both  sides  for  some  distance, 


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wcrr  litiTilly  I  niiiirnttl  with  tin- ciu'mN  *s  triM»[»«..  TlifV  wore  five 
liiu-.s  ilit'p,  ami  rmi>t  liavf  miinlH-nNl  liftwrin  filucii  and  twonlv-fivf 
tlionsiiixl  nun.  Tlu'ir  lii^torians  ailinit  that  tlu-ir  rliar^i-  wa**  maiK- 
l»y  tlie  \vIm»I<' (if  flu-  Ninth  Coriv^,  cointnandcd  hy  (IrntTal  A^^ 
Knrnsi«h',  anil  that  th»'  Filth  and  a  jiart  (»f  thf  S>c<»nd  Corp^  wcrt" 
ina*<id  in  sMppnrtini:  di^tan<-<'. 

Mahnnr'v  old  |{ii<;ad(',  uCti  r  U'injr  dcidoycd,  ctivrn'd  thtir  front 
iViini  thf  I'f'iitrr  of  thf  **  (  Vatcr"  to  the  ri^ht.  Their  silkon  hannors 
proudly  floating'  on  the  lin'r/«>s,  snpportfd  l»y  (•»•nnlh-^s  hayonet." 
;;listi'nin;;  in  thi-  snidi;:ht,  ini^dit  on  an  ordinarv  «M-(-.i»ion  have 
danntifl  otn*  litth'hand  and  niadc  tlutn  forf«it  a  trial  nt  arms;  luit 
tln*y  were  dc-spcratc  and  <lrtcrniinfd,  and  rtN-koiunl  not  thi-  lu»s*sthat 
confronted  thcnj.  I  reeolle<'t  <"<)nntin^  seven  standanls  in  fmnt  of 
onr  re«;injent  alom-.  ( )iir  eoitunn  was  deployed  in  the  valley  l)ofon' 
nicntione«l,  in  fnll  view  of  these  hostile  thoii-ands.  As  the  s<»ldiers 
fde<l  into  line,  (jenend  Malmne  walked  fn»ni  ri«j;ht  to  left,  eoin- 
niandin;;  the  men  to  reserve  their  (ire  until  tlu-y  reaeht-d  theltrinkof 
the  «liteli,  and  after  de.ivcrini:  one  volley  to  use  the  Ixiyonet.  Onr 
line  was  b:n'dly  adjnsted,  and  the  (leori^ians  had  not  eommenee<i  to 
deploy,  when  the  division  (^f  in'i;r(»es,the  advance  line  of  the  enemy, 
made  an  att«'mpt  to  ri-e  from  the  <liteh  and  iharpv  Just  at  that 
instant  (Jeneial  Mahone  ordennl  a  counter  charLre.  The  men  ni-lied 
forward,  otlicers  in  front,  with  uncovered  he:ids  and  wavin<r  hats, 
ami  ^nindly  anc>  heautifidly  <wcpt  onwar(l  over  the  intervening; 
hpa<'<'  with  tnuskcts  at  trail.  The  i-nemy  sent  in  the  ranks  a  storm 
of  bidlefs,  and  here  and  there  a  i^allant  fellow  would  fall  ;  but  the 
fdes  woidd  close,  still  pressiuLT  onwani,  imwavtMinj,  iut«»  the  jaws 
of  death  I 

The  onlers  of  Major  (icneral  Mahone  were  ol>cye<l  to  the  very 
letter,  the  lirink  of  the  ditch  wa«i  j:;:iine«l  het'ore  a  nnisket  wa-^  dis- 
char^red,  the  cry  "Notpiarter  !"  jrreeted  us,  the  one  volley  n»spon(le«l, 
and  the  bayonet  plied  with  such  irroi^tihle  vit;oras  in<ur»*d  succ(rss 
in  the  shortest  space  of  time.  Men  fell  dead  in  heaps,  and  human 
^ore  ran  in  stream-  that  madefhe  veiy  earth  mire  U-ncath  the  treadof 
the  victorious  so|dier«i.  'I'he  rear  ditch  l)ein;;ours,  the  men  jnount<'d 
the  ru^jic-*!  endiaidcnient  and  hnrhnl  their  f«K',s  from  the  fnnt  line 
u|t  to  the  very  month  of  the  "Crater."  In  the  me:intin)c,  the 
(ieor;^ia  liripide  IkkI  chaij;e<l,  hut  were  rei>uls<tl;  and  soon  after  it 
\vrxn  n'-forme<l  in  lolntnn  of  regiments  .and  airiin  ehari^j^l,  but  was 
met  by  such  a  withering  fire  that  it  again  recoiled  with  heavy 
{•laughter. 

Our  blfKHly  work  was  all  done  m  quickly  that  I  have  ."oareelvian 
idea  of  the  time  it  ref|uinHl  toaocYiniplbh  it, some  say  it  w.is  tweity 
minut«^.  It  was  over  I  am  sure  al>out  noon,  and  then  for  the  first 
time  we  re:ilized  the  oppn-H-^inn  of  the  senrchinj;  niys  of  that  July 
sun,  and  many  almost  sank  from  exhaustion.     The  brigade  captured 


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infrwn  battle- tlai^s,  niul  \mr  \>\vii  ivtiiim-nt  owned  five  of  the  seven 
that  I  had  counted  in  its  front.  How  many  men  had  ralliod  toeaeh 
of  these  captured  Hags  I  have  no  means  of  aseertaiiiin<r ;  hut  the 
Ninth  Corps  had  l)een  recently  recruited,  and  its  rej2;inients  must 
have  Ixt'ij  well  up  t<twards  the  thousaiuls,  and  from  these  captured 
Ihii^s  alone  the  ivador  may  form  an  iciea  of  tiie  numbers  we  had 
ovcix'oinc.  In  that  sui)reme  moment,  when  exultint;  over  a  ijreat 
victory,  how  jjrvat  I  shall  leave  for  others  to  judi;e,  as  our  eyes  fee! 
upon  the  hleedinjj;  comrades  around  us,  our  hearts  sit;kcMed  within, 
tor  more  than  half  our  members  lay  dead,  dyini;-,  wounded  and 
writliinir  in  ai:;onies  around  us. 

The  wonderful  triumph  had  l>eon  wen  at  the  price  of  the  blood 
<)f  the  bravest  and  U'st  and  truest.  Old  Com|)any  "  F,"  of  Norfolk, 
had  carried  in  twelve  men,  all  of  whom  were  killed  or  wounded. 
Tiie  Sixth  Regiment,  to  whicii  it  was  attached,  carried  in  ninety- 
eight  men,  and  mustered  ten  for  duty  at  this  time.  The  Sharp- 
sh()otei"s  carried  in  eighty  men,  and  sixteen  remained  for  duty. 
Nearlv  half  of  our  own  regiment  had  fallen  and  the  Twelfth,  Forty- 
lirstand  Sixteenth  Regiments  had  suncre<l  in  like  propoition.  Up 
to  this  time  only  an  inconsideniblc  number  of  prisoners  had  been 
'•aptunvl. 

^lention  o['  special  acts  of  braverv  would,  perhaps,  be  out  of 
place  here,  for  all  who  marched  from  that  vale  crowned  themselve? 
heroes,  ami  need  no  encomiums  from  my  feeble  jien. 

During  the  charge,  about  fifty  yards  from  the  ditch,  Captain 
John  \V.  \\'allace,  of  Company  C,  Sixty-lirst  Virginia  Regiment, 
was  >tricken  down  with  a  broken  thigh.  He  lay  U|)on  his  bai-k, 
refusing  to  allow  his  men  to  take  him  from  the  Held  till  the  battle 
was  over,  waving  his  hat  and  urging  his  men  to  ''(lo  on  ;  go  for 
ward." 

Lieutenant  St.  Julian  Wilson,  of  the  same  company,  was  mortally 
wounded,  ami  died  the  next  day.  He  was  a  youngollieer,  generally 
admired  for  his  gallant  conduct  on  the  field  and  manly  Christian 
virtues  in  camp. 

Captain  John  T.  \\'c-t,  of  ( 'ompany  A,  tncountcred  two  burly 
negroes  at  the  brink  of  the  ditch,  and  while  parrying  their  thrusL"^ 
with  his  sword,  was  bayoneted  in  his  shoulder  by  one  of  his  own. 
men,  who  was  too  eager  to  a-^sist  him.  Privates  Hemw  J.  Jiutt, 
Jeremiah  Casteen  and  D.  A.  Williams,  three  of  the  bravest  of  tha 
brave,  from  the  same  cf)mpanv,  were  instantly  killed. 

Private  John  Shej)herd,  a  noble  soldier  of  Company  1),  w;ls  slain 
just  before  reaching  the  main  line  of  breastworks. 

(,'aptain  W.  S<'ott  Sykes,  of  Company  F,  Forty-first  Va.  Regi- 
ment, was  wounded  in  the  shoidder  while  gallantly  leading  his  men. 

Colonel  Harry  Williamson,  of  the  Sixth  \'irginia  Regiment,  lost 
an  arm. 


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( 'aplaiii  David  Wright,  ( "uiii|iaiiy  H,  Sixth  \'ir^inia  licjjiiinTir. 
\VH>  iiiotaiitly  killt-il  wliilt-  l<iitrni<;  lii'^  iiu'ii.  II<-iia<l  U-t-n  |tniii)(it4il 
fnun  tin-  niiiU^  to  ( 'a|>taiiicy  on  a<-<-mjiit  of  lii>-  ;_Mllaiit  ami  mni- 
f^irioiis  coiidiK-t. 

Our  town.im'ii,  .IikI^.-  C\  W.  Mil!  and  John  T.  Hill,  (^..f  P(>rt>- 
rnoiitli  I  immlKTH  of  tlir  smi»'  n^iinciit,  tlir  Sixth  N'ir^iiiia.  \v»n- 
woiinilfd  aliiuot  at  the  s^iinf  in>taiit  ;  tin*  lIiriiH-r  tliroii^h  tin-  Irf'l 
:inn,  wliicli    \va-  aft«r\vai>l»  aiiipntatcd,  and  tin*  latter  through  tin- 

HTi>t. 

Maj.-i-  \V.  II.  Ktli<-r.(l:_ri..  ot"  thr  Forty-fir-t  U.'iriiMfiit,  <li«.|.layf,l 
;jroat  LMllaiitry.  as  \va<  al\vav>^  his  cii^itotn  on  the  tii-M.  A>»  lif 
jiiniiM-d  in  the  <lit»h,  a  hravc  Kc<l.'ral  in  the  front  line  firtsl  through 
the  trav(r-<<'  ami  Uillc^l  a  soldier  at  his  side,  \\v  iinn)o<liatel\ 
droj»|M'd  hi-<  enipty  rnii>ket   and   snat«-he<l   another  from   a  i-oWi-riiii: 

•  •omrade  to  kill  Slajor  Kthi-ritl^e.  At  thi-  jnneture  the  Major, 
n  ith  reinarkahle  seli-]tos-;ession,  eaii^^ht  up  two  Fedenil-  who  wt-re 
eronchinu',  in  the  liiteh,  and  lu'ld  their  head-  t«»;jether  lH-twe<M» 
hiiUM-lf  and  his  det«-rinine<l  o|)|>onent,  swinjjini;   thetn  to  and  fm  to 

•  ■over  the  si'jhtof  the  musket,  the  Fe<leral  iloinjrhis  Jx^t  to  nne«>ver 
it  so  as  to  iinharm  hi-  friend-  l>y  hi-  hiillet.  I*ei<T  (iil)l>s,  of  the 
Forty-fn-t  N'ir^nnia  Ivej^iinent,  ruslnnl  to  the  as<i>tane<'  of  the 
Major,  and  kille<l  his  \'m.\  (iil)i)s  wiw  a  gallant  nddier,  and  I'on^hl 
with  ^re-at  de?^|)eration.  It  was  said  at  the  tinie  that  he  slew 
fourteen  n>en  that  day. 

('aptain  W.  \V.  Mrrt:idl>.i)t.  the  Imive  rommander  of  the  Sharp- 
shooters, was  yiereile>sly  murdere<l  ;  hi»  skull  was  l»rok«-n  in.  and 
almost  every  s<piare  ineh  of  hi-  IxmIv  was  jMTf«»raie<l  with  a  havonet 
lital). 

Althotl^h  <iiir  |iriii<i|)al  ta-k  w.i-  eom|iirtetl,  y<  (  more  heavy 
work  remaineil  lo  lie  done  to  fully  re-e-taMi-h  our  line-.  Hriiradi«'r 
(ieneral  Jiartlett,  with  alnuit  five  hundred  men.  wen-  e.Kipnl  up  in 
the  "Crater,"  and  their  eaptnre  wa-  the  crowning  event  of  the 
Idootly  ilnima.  Our  wounde<l  were  s«'nt  to  the  rear  as  fast  as  |M»ssi- 
l»le,  an<l  after  piling  the  enoniv's  dead  on  Kieh  side  of  the  in-nehes, 
to  make  a  path-way,  our  rank>  were  el<»,s4>d  in  pro|HT  «tnlrr.  W'l- 
were  then  onlen^l  to  ki'i'p  up  a  shar|)  fin-  on  the  enemy's  works  in 
front  to  keep  them  close,  ami  on  the"  ("niter  "  to  our  right  to  pn'- 
vent  Bartlett's  CM-apo,  as  our  position  commamlfHl  his  nar,  while 
Saunders'  Alalnima  Hrig:ulo  form«il  in  tin-  valley  and  chargiNi. 
The  Alahamians  made  a  grand  charge  un<ler  a  terrible  fire,  reach- 
ing the  cn-st  of  the  "  Cnjter  "  without  falt»ring,  and  here  a  short 
struggle  ensue<l.  They  tund)l(^l  musket.-,  eluhs,  ehxls  of  e:irth  and 
c:innon  halls  into  the  exr:ivation  on  the  heads  of  the  enemy  with 
t<'lling  efliHt.  This  novel  warfin-.  a"  Uf'ore  stato<l,  la-te<l  only  a 
tew  minuti"^,  when  Rartleft  onlerod  up  the  white  flag,  an«l  alniut 
five  hundrctl  prisoner^    man  h<<l    to  our  nar.       The  n^roe«  among 


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tluMii  wore  vi'i'v  much  alaniicd.  iiixl  vociU'rniisly  iiuplori'd  ti>r  tlu-ir 
lives.  One  (iKl  eonitield  eliap  exelaiined  :  "My  (iod,  iiias'^a,  I 
never  piiited  a  <;un  at  a  white  man  in  all  my  lite  ;  deii)  nasty,  stinking 
Yankees  loteii  ns  here,  and  we  didn't  want  to  eotno  fus  I" 

The  appearaiR-e  of  this  ronjrh,  irret^nlar  hole  be<!;i;ars  deseriptiou. 
It  was  estiniateil  that  it  eontained  six  hundred  bodies.  The 
importance  of"  neeonstructino;  this  broken  line  of  earthworks  at  onee, 
prevented  the  removal  of  these  bodies — therefore,  they  were  bnriect 
as  they  had  fidlen  :  in  one  indiserimate  heap.  Sjxides  were  brought 
in,  ami  the  earth  thrown  from  the  sides  of  the  "Crater"  until  tliey 
were  eovere<l  a  sutlieient  de{)th.  By  3  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  all 
was  over,  and  we  were  enjoying  a  welcome  truce. 

The  extreme  heat  of  the  sun  had  already  caused  putrefaction  to 
commence,  and  the  bodies  in  our  Iront  and  rear,  and  especially  the 
blood-soaked  earth  under  our  feet  in  the  treneiies,  exhaled  such  a 
nauseating  smell  that  1  was  f()rcpd  to  abandon  my  supper,  although 
r  had  not  tastcnl  a  morsel  of  food  since  the  previous  night. 

There  were  thousands  of  captured  arms  around  us,  and  during 
the  night  some  of  our  men  would  shoot  ramrods  at  the  enemy  just 
for  the  fun  of  hearing  them  whiz.  One  that  was  sent  over  drew 
tVom  a  Federal  the  exclamation:  "  Great  God  I  Johnnie,  vou  are 
throwing  turkey  spits  and  stringing  us  together  over  here.  Stop 
it  1" 

A  correspondent  of  one  of  the  New  York  dailies,  writing  a 
description  of  this  battle  from  accounts  obtained  from  wouniled 
officei-s,  who  had  arrived  at  Washington  on  the  2d  of  August,  18G4, 
uses  the  following  language:  "Often  have  the  (  onfeclerates  won 
encomiums  for  valor,  but  never  before  did  they  tight  with  such 
uncontrollable  desj)eration.  It  a])j)eared  as  if  our  troops  were  at 
their  mercy,  standing  helpless  or  running  in  terror  and  shot  down 
like  dogs.  No  such  scene  luis  been  witnesse<l  in  any  battle  of  the 
war.  The  charge  of  the  enemy  against  the  negro  troops  was  ter- 
rific. With  fearful  yells  they  rushed  down  ;igainst  them.  The 
ncgroi's  at  onci»  ran  l)ai'k,  breaking  through  the  line  of  white  troops 
in  the  rear.  Again  and  again  their  oliicers  tried  to  rally  them. 
Words  antl  blows  were  useless.  They  were  victims  of  an  uncon- 
trollable terror,  and  human  agency  could  not  stop  them." 

Next  morning  was  a  bright  and  beautiful  Sabbath,  and  nothing 
of  moment  oct-urred.  At  least  three  thousand  of  the  Federal 
dead  were  still  on  the  field,  putrifying  under  the  scorching  rays  of 
the  sun.  I  remember  a  negro  between  the  lines,  who  had  both 
legs  blown  off,  crawled  to  the  outside  of  our  works,  stuck  three 
muskets  in  the  ground,  and  threw  a  small  piece  of  tent  cloth  over 
them  to  shelter  his  head  from  the  hot  sunshine.  Some  of  our  men 
managed  to  shove  a  cup  of  water  to  him,  which  he  drank,  and 
immeiliatelv  commenced  frothing  at  the  mouth,  and  died  in  a  verT 


9ii 

»(><»rf  tfinc  :ift^sv:ir<l>^.      lie  li;i<l    livttl    ii)  tin—  <-«>ii<ii(i«Mi   fiir  rifrirlv 
twnitv-litur  lioMi>. 

( )n  Muiiilav  ri»«.riiiu<;  ;»  trim-  \va<  j^niiitol.  and  ihc  FtHli-ral*  s<i)i 
(lilt  <l<tail-  til  Inirv  tlu-ir  (l«ul  Ix-lNvn-n  tUc  liiH->,  Tlicv  dnj;  a  l<tii«: 
ilitch.  aiitl  |»I:u-«tl  tlic  IhkI'u-s  «n»r*^\vi>«',  seviTal  l:i\  i*rs  up,  an<l  rvfilli"*! 
the  ilitili,  ami  tinis  i-ixU^l  tin-  tr.ij;ir  hxih-s  of  ilin-*'  <Liv.s  in  ami 
arnnml  tin-  '*  C'rat<'r.'' 

KK.iriKKN   MiM'KKD  ANI»  MXTY-KJX  K. 

Tin-  n  turn  oloiir  -oMici-s  to  tlnir  lioiiws  <-au  Ik-  !«  tt<T  iimi^rinnl 
titan  <li>tTilMHl.  rile  trrrihlc  war  tlimn^h  wliirli  tlj«v  |ki>.m><I 
i.M  tt)o  Wfll  rt-nx'tnU-icil  l»y  tin-  |>«><»]»1(.'  ot'  Norfolk  ami  of  tlic  rntin- 
South,  to  Id'  ftirtlifr  (U-s^'iiUd  in  tills  volunu'.  Manv  a  inonmin;: 
»lrri*H,  hrokrii  ^«pirit,  sjuKlcneil  lili-,  rniiu'*!  fortnnt',  withcrtNl  Iiojh', 
finpty  sittve,  wooden  Ki:,  orpliamtl  rliild,  vacant  cliair.  and  nanio- 
li->>-.  ^ravr  in  our  «l»'ar  old  ( 'oiiiinonwf:ilili,  >iltntly  atl«"st  it>  liorror> 
and  terrors  I  Norfolk  l«Kt  lier  lull  share  of  men  in  the  terriMe 
i-oiitliet,  and  siilferetl  in  manv  other  n-siMH-ts.  Iler  hnive  s(»ns  who 
Mirvivt-d  the  t^n-at  striij^iile  S4'ttU*<l  down  to  hanl  work  Ujxm  iheir 
nturn  to  their  liome>.  and  lalxired  faithfully,  to  earn  an  hom-st 
liv»'lih»MKl.  Tlii>se  who  jM-rishcHl  in  hattle  "fell  where  theshot  came 
thi<kest,"  and  their  names  are  rtH-onh-d  in  the  lonj;  list  <»f  heroes 

"  Wliu,  vainly  l>r:ivi-. 

I>u-.i  f..r  tlif  i.intl  til.  V  loiild  ix.i  >^:i\e." 

But  ihey  yet  live  in  the  he-arts  of  their  eomi-a«l(^«,  and  th<ir  ^'l<.- 
rious  deiils  of  valor  will  lie  rememltered  an»l  cherishc*!  :l'<  lon^;  a'^ 
vS)Uthern  hrarts  are  true  to  Southern  principles — :ts  lonir  as  lilx-rty 
is  pri/.«'<l,  and  inde|K'ndeiuv  appreciate<l.  To  the  living;  comrades 
of  these  lalK'u  braves  we  here  sjiy  in  the  lanpu:i|;tM>f  ThonuisMoo 

KurRi't  imt  till-  liel'l  wlion-  lluy  |HTii«lie<l. 

Tho  tni»-!<t,  thf  la-l  <>r  I  In-  l.ravc, 
AH  ffoiu— ami  \hv  \<nfi\a  \>o\*i-  mv  rlurisliM 

(lone  willi  llu-iii,  and  iiuoiK'h'ii  in  lluir  jjravc. 

Oh  I  ooiilil  wi'  from  «lratlt  luit  rooviT 

Tlii.t»4>  hi-arti*  ai.  lli.  y   lM.ini.l«'<i  U-fon-. 
In  the  fa»f  i>f  hi^li  h<av  ii   U>  li^ht  over 

Tiial  rombal  for  fntMlom  ourv  more. 

Coiihl  thf  chain  for  nn   inntant  U«  riven 

Whirli  tyranny  thinu  aniiimi  n-*  llien, 
No,  'til*  not  in  Man,  nor  on    Heaven, 

To  let  tyranny  hind  it  again! 

But  'tit  pntt— .and,  tho'  hlazxni'd  in  -tory 

The  name  of  our  vit  t>.r  may  U\ 
Ae«iin«t  in  the  mareli  of  tliat  (jlory 

Whicli  tread*  o'er  llie  hcartx  of  the  fr«-e. 

VhT  dearer  the  jfravc  or  the  prison, 

lihimeti  hy  one  patriot  name, 
Tlian  the  tropliien  of  all,  who  have  risen 

On  lilMTtv'R  niins  t«.i  fame. 


Tuesday  NovomluT  -Jlst  (18(55),  the  Norfolk  Daily  Vinjhihai 
Nviis  Hi>t  publi-shed.  Tlie  publishers  were  Messrs.  G.  A.  Svkes  & 
Co.,  othee  on  Main  street,  opposite  the  Exchange  National  l>ank. 
Capt.  James  Barron  Hope,  was  Associate  Editor  of  the  paper,  and 
its  first  editorial  contained  these  words:  *' If  we  stand  firndy  by 
the  hont)r,  interests  and  rij;hts  ot  the  i;allant,  generous  people  ot" 
our  State  with  intelligent  zeal,  with  unfaltering  devotion,  with  an 
honest  sincerity,  born  of  the  conviction  and  the  fact  that  their 
cause  is  ours — has  been  and  shall  be — we  forecast  with  confidence 
theestablislunent  of  the  Vircjixian  among  //(.s///«^/o;(.s' of  Norfolk." 

Nt)vemi)er  23il,  "  The  Virginia  and  North  Carolina  Land  Immi- 
gration and  Colonization  Society  "  was  formed,  by  tfic  election  of 
Cen.  ^^ln.  Mahonc,  as  rresident,  and  the  following  Board  of 
Directors:  Geo.  Blow  Jr.,  CJilbert  C.  Walker,  Kader  Biggs,  S. 
M.  Wilson,  James  E.  Barry,  E.  C.  Lindsay,  G.  W.  Camp,  W.  W. 
Wing,  E.  C.  Robinson,  Geo.  Sangster,  G.  W.  (jrice,  Marshall 
Parks,  Henrv  Kind)erlv,  S.  R.  Borum,  J.  W.  Hinton  and  James 
Y.  Leigh. 

Monday  evening  November  27th,  the  Merchants  and  Mechanic's 
Exchange  was  formally  opened  to  the  j)ublic — it  having  been 
recently  reviveil,  after  being  closed  for  four  years,  Mr.  Chas.  Reid, 
the  President,  and  many  other  citizens  made  speeches  upon  that 
occasion. 

Concerning  the  cost  of  living  in  Norfolk  in  1865,  the  Virgin'mii 
published  the  following: 

The  cost  of  living  is  now  double  that  which  prevailed  five  years 
ago,  and  bears  peculiarly  hard  upon  all  classes.  If  all  these  are  as 
poorly  off  as  that  which  includes  Southern  alitors  and  printers, 
they  are  compelle<l,  as  we,  to  forego  all  delicacies  and  restrict  them- 
selves to  those  more  substantial  articles  of  fo(Hl  absolutelv  re(juircd 
to  keep  soul  and  b(xly  together.  The  Norfolk  and  Portsmouth 
markets  abound  in  tlelicacies.  In  going  through  them  wc  close  our 
eyes  to  such  tcmptiitions  as  turkeys,  poultry  and  gtime  present,  its 
mala  prohibifd — and  arc  content  with  a  l)eef  shank  and  a  iew  pota- 
toes, a.s  possessing  in  a  greater  degree  than  most  other  articles  of 
fb<Ml  that  essential  capacity  of  extension  and  expansion  so  desirable 
in  the  present  ''depressed  condition  of  the  money  market."  In 
iiact,  the  most  of  us  are  in  the  condition  of  Col.  Ereeze,  who  thus 
utters  his  lamentions : 

"When  this  old  liat  was  new, 

( Jold  dolhirs  did  abuiind, 
And  nut  a  stamp  in  all  the  land 

Could  anywhere  be  found  ; 
Hut  now  you  scarce  can  kiss  your  wife 

Unless  yon  stamp  her  tof) ; 
But  thin^rs,  I  tell  yoii,  were  not  so 
■    When  this  old  hat  wa»  new." 


98 

Wr  >iil>i<tiii  a  tal.l.'.  u  lii.li  .-..iitiam*  tli.- prices  of  I860  witli  thosc 
wliirli  pri'vailitl  in  l.S(j.i: 

Fl(.iir $5  W) $>i  S-'ir^iIrt  .VI 

Mi-al 120 !   • 

I'oni,  |HT  Imi«Iu'I 60 

A |>plii«  (<lriiMl  I  jHT  hiiwlifl 120 

IVa«lK-!«  (ilrii-«l)  i»cr  bunlicl 2  00 1  <"  •  \i>  '•<' 

CV>n.f.  ptr  |M.iiiid KU Wfn        .Vi 

(."lu"*-*!',  \tvT  |N>inul 10 *J(l^rt        26 

K^KS  |'*^T  tl«/eii 7 .%(<!        40 

I^inl,  per  ixiiiiiil 13 30(.i        35 

HiitliT,  JUT  |K»im(l 18 .Vjffj        65 

Siipir,  jK-r  poiiiiil „.          8) 16('t        26 

I'l.tatovtt.  |Kr  JmihIkI 44^>50 75(rt.  I  00 

iWff.  iKTiH.iin.l 6.' 16^1        2(t 

Turktys.cadi 85 1   rMt    2  00 

( Jit*i'.,  each , 40 SO(ri    1    2.^ 

DuckM-ach  ti» sut.,    ]  (Ki 

NoveinluT  .Jotli,  the  t'umnil  oi"  ('apt.  \V.  Carter  WilliaiiH  t<K)k 
platr  at  Christ  C'lmrcli,  att<inl«-«l  l»y  iucml)i'r>  ol'old  ( 'ouipauy  K. 
the  I'nitetl  ArtiHery,  the  M;l-;(»hs  ami  a  lari;e  iuuhIht  of  oili/.eiisainl 
loriiier  iiietnlH'rs  of  the  «llh  Virginia  Ke<^iruent.  This  y^aUaiit 
sohlier  received  a  wiMitidat  C'haiieellni>ville,  which  caused  hisde^ith 
Home  months  atU'rward.  His  remain-  were  hnuii^ht  fr.>n»  (ininca 
Station,  where  he  died. 

Doeemher  H3th,the  remains  of  Lient.  John  F.  S;de.  of  the  N(»r- 
folk  Juniors,  (wound"«l  at  Hatcher's  Run,  and  »lie<l  February 
12th) — al.so  the  remains  of  private  A.  I-)avid  McCarrick,  of  the  N. 
L.  A.  HIuo  (diiil  in  l*etorsl>ur<r,  .Vu^'ust  '2«ith,  18t)4,  from  ilise:u«e 
i-ontracted  in  the  army)  reachetl  tliis  city.  Their  funenils  took 
phi(v  from  St.  Mary's  Cat halic  Church,  Sunday,  Disember  17th. 

DecemlMT  lltth,  thi'  remains  of  Th(is.  D.  (Juyot,  of  the  Hui^or 
I'.attery,  (died  a  prisoner  of  war  at  Point  Ivookout)  arrive*!  here  l>y 
the  liahimore  lioat.  His  funeral  to(»k  plae<'  the  same  day  from  the 
I'-irsi  l*n>l)yterian  Church — Rev.    Dr.  (J.  D.  Arm-tronix. 

Dett-mlHr  listh,  a  ^nmd  charity  hall  w;us  ^iveii  at  the  ( >|>cra 
House,  l>y  the  .Ma>onic  fr.iternity  of  the  city.      It  was  a  .suoih-ss. 

Dec^-ndxr  ;H»th,  the  Slejimer  Dictator,  of  the  new  line  between 
here  anil  l>altin»ore,  wa>^  run  into  and  badly  daina^etl  by  a  steam 
tu^  on  the  Bay.  .V  few  nights  previous,  the  sti-anier  (Jeorge 
lA-Jiry,  of  the  <  )1<1  Line  (Bjiliimore  Stc:im  Pa<-kpt  Company),  ran 
into  an  unknown  .s<|iooner  on  the  Hay,  ami  sunk  her.  The  entin- 
crew  of  the  »cluK)nor  jterishwl.  The  daiua;j:eto  the  l/<\uy  was  very 
slight. 

The  f«)llowing  ofliccrs  wen*  on  duty  in  Norfolk  at  the  clo-e  of 
this  vear,  vi/:  Gen.  A.  T.  Torl>ort,  I'ost  Commander;  Capt.  A. 
S.  I'lagg,  SuiM-rinttndent  Fn-i-ilmen's  Bureau  ;  Lewis  \V.  Webb, 
Collator  of  Port,  an«l  Major  C.    F.  IktUsliek,  Deputy.     Robt.  B. 


Ilitohcook  (U.S.  N.),Conim(.<l...vattl.cXavv  Yanl  ;  \V.  W.  \Vi„u-, 
Postmaster;  R.  M.  BaU'i;  .ludoc  of  Circuit  Court ;  Cliark'S  H. 
Porter,  Comnionwealtli  Attoniev;  Clias.  Sharp,  City  Attorney;  H. 
M.  Bowdeu,  Clerk  of  Courts;  John  B.  Whiteliead,  Presick'nt  Coni- 
niou  Council  ;  C.ipt.  James  Cornick,  President  Select  Council ;  Wm. 
B.  Deggs,  City  ScTgeant. 

KICJIITKKX    IirNDREn      AND     SlxrV-slX. 

January  4th,  the  Legislature  agreed  upon  a  l)ill  to  charter  the 
Noriolk  City  Ixailway. 

January  13th,  a  fire  occurred  on  Westside  of  Market  Stpiare, 
which  destroyed  two  houses — the  property  of  Mrs.  Tunis  and  Col. 
Myrick.  At  this  fire,  Wm.  Hodges,  Ned  Chesnut,  Chas.  Harris, 
I.  Stevenson  and  (ieo.  Hobhs — all  inend)ers  of  the  United  Fire 
Company,  were  seriously  hurt  by  falling  timbers  and  bricks. 

Feliruary  7th,  the  remains  of  Peter  J.  Gillerlaine,  of  the  Xoi-folk 
Grays,  (Company  H,  0th  Virginia  Regiment)  were  brought  home 
tor  interment.  His  funeral  was  jireached  on  the  8th,  at  St.  Marv's 
Catholi.- Church— Rev.   Father  M.  O'Keefe. 

Fcl)ruary  19th,  the  City  Council  of  Petersburg,  together  with  a 
numi)er  of  prominent  citizens,  paid  a  visit  to  Norfolk.  It  was  the 
occasion  of  the  re- opening  of  communication  between  the  two  cities 
via  the  Norfolk  and  Petei-sburg  Railroad,  which  (xcn.  Mahone  had 
just  re-e<tablished.  [The  road  was  almost  entirely  destroved  durin<>- 
the  war].  They  were  heartily  received  at  the  dcjiot  by  our  Councils 
and  some  of  our  prominent  citizens  and  business  men,  and  repairiut^ 
to  a  iiouse  hard  by,  reservetl  for  their  reception.  Col.  Sani^^ster,  in 
bchalfof  the  Board  of  Trade  of  Norfolk,  congratulated  them  upon 
their  safe  arrival.  Hon.  Chas.  F.  Collier,  made  an  eloquent 
response  in  behaltOf  the  Petersburg  delegation. 

General  William  Mahone,  President,  and  Col.  Frank  Huger, 
Secretary  of  the  Railroad,  were  present  and  received  from  all  a 
heirty  greeting.     Governor  Peirj)oint  was  also  present. 

After  the  usual  interchange  of  comj)liments,  the  assemblage  in 
charge  of  Col.  Thomas  J.  Corprew,  proceeded  to  PcpjK>r's  Saloon 
where  large  bowls  of  punch,  apj)le  toddy  and  a  most  sumjUnous 
re[):ust  of  substantials and  delicacies  awaited  them.  \V'hile  discussitu'- 
tlie  former,  Col.  Sangster  toasted  (ii-neral  Mahone  as  the  war-horse 
of  railroads  as  well  as  the  field,  which  drew  from  the  General  a  brief 
and  j)crtincnt  sj)cech.  Tlu^  General,  in  the  course  of  liis  remarks, 
statc<l  that  he  had  no  higher  aim  than  the  advancement  and  dcvcl- 
opement  of  the  commercial  advantng(s  of  Petersburg  and  Norfolk 
and  the  prosperity  of  the  State  at  large. 

At  .3  P.  M.,  the  entire  party  was  seated  in  the  saloon  at  the  amplv 
provided  board  of  Mr.  PepjuT,  which  was  filled  M'ith  every  viand  to 
tempt  the  palate.  Caj)t.  James  Cornick,  the  President  of  the 
Select  Council,  presided,  and  at  the  proper  interval  proposed — "'Our 


friends  fmm  IN'tcrshiir*; — \\v  v\tviu\  t<i  tliem  a  c-onlial  wcIcimuo,"  tt» 
\vln«'|j  Mr.  Ii«'rij.  \';ui<;liaii  n-sjK.nfltMl  iti  a  brief  s|M'(S'Ii,  in  wliicli  lie 
[miti  a  liaiKiMiinc  (-oiii|iliiiieiit  t<>  NDrfdlk  ami   it>>  )M>aiitiful  Wdiiit-ii. 

Stviral  otlier  siKiflu^  w«re  madi-,  in  onlcr,  l»y  Clias.  Sliarp,  tlie 
(loveriMir,  (Jen.  •NIahone,  C'ul.  Sanj^^ter,  Hon,  ('.  F.  ( '<»IIi<r.  ai' 
I'eteivhnr;:,  and  <itlui>.  .Iiid^ji- Camden,  of  S>ntli\v(st<rn  N'ir^inia, 
made  an  eltMpM-nt  aildn-s*;,  tliankinj;  theCitv  C'ouneil  and  citizens  nf 
Norfolk  for  tlieir  warm  lio>|»itality  fxtende<l  t«>  the  (tovernor  and 
himself,  assnrinj;  them  that  ( Joveriior  Peirpoint  was  striving  to  do 
all  in  his|u»wer  to  j>omoie  their  welfare,  and  that  if  thev  were  onlv 
trne  to  themselves  that  welfare   wonld   he  ultimately  aee<.)m|)li'-he<). 

F«'l)rnary  2<»th,*the  I*«tersl)nr^  visitors  ret iirne<l  home,  ac«-otn- 
{umicHl  hy  many  memUrs  of  onr  Citv  Councils  and  a  nnndier  of 
eiti/on.s — also  Ciov»rnor  I'eir|)oint.  A  jrniml  re<-<'|)tion  was  ^iven 
the  party  in  I'etershiir^ — lM>th  at  the  Ii«>llin^d>rook  Hot<l,  and 
liarney  Myers'  restanrant.  SjKiHlns  were  made  hv  Mavor  Townfs, 
Hon.  C.  F.Collier  and  others,  of  retersltnr-r,  and  Ity  .\its-rs.  L.  11. 
Chandler,  (J.  C.  \\'alker,  Chas.  Sharp,  ('apt.  .lames  Corniek  and 
Col.  Sanj^ter,  of  Norfolk.  The  visitor^  relnrned  to  Nf»rfolk  that 
ni^dit. 

On  the  .same  day,  our  (>steem(^l  citizen,  T.  G.  Hron<;hfoM,  (lied. 
He  was  a  son  of  the  venerahle  T.  (t.  Hnm^hton  Sr.,  who  was  for  so 
lonj;  a  time  e<litor  of  the  .Norfolk  and  Fortsmonth  Ifrnihi. 

Fehrnary  'Jlth,  tluMt-mains  of  Geo.  ().  CJa^kins,  a  former  trdlnnl 
mendxr  of  the  Norfolk  Jihu^,  arrivc<l  here  from  Hirhmon<l  for 
interment.  One  l»v  one  uur  falh-n  hraves  are  <jj:ifhere<l  to  their 
friends. 

March  'lOth,  the  remains  of  Col.  Frank  Mallory  arrive«l  from 
Petei-shnrj;,  and  were  (scortc<l  to  the  hurvinir-j^nuind  hy  a  larire 
concourse  of  fornjer  friends. 

Same  day,  the  Stockholders  of  the  Norfolk  Insnranee  and  Trust 
Company  met  at  the  C'u*«tomh(His«>,  and  or^aniz^nl  hy  electing  the 
foljowin-j  directors :  Me>vsi-s.  C.  K.  Staples,  C.  Burruss,  \V.  H. 
r.arry,  W.  W.  Wing,  S.  Stone,  (ieo.  Sanpst*  r  an«l  L.  W.  Weld). 

April  iM.  the  exhumed  remains  of  Lieut.  HowanI  Wright,  <ith 
Virginia  llegiment  ;  .\.  M.  Walters.  J.  S,  Stirrett,  Ignatiu-  Hig- 
gins,  W.  C.  Land,  Walter  A,  Wilkins  ami  K.  M.  r.iiihr,  of  tjie 
Norfolk  Blues,  were  roci-ivetl  fronj  Fetersl»urg. 

S;ime  day  the  J)ire<tors  of  the  Norfolk  Insuraui-e  and  Trust 
Com|»any  held  a  me«ting  and  ele<'te<l  the  following  oflin-rs  :  Fn— 
ident,  William  li,  Rogers;  Vice  I'resident,  William  I>.  Reynolds; 
SeiTetar)-,  S.  .S,  I>iiw(*s.  They  also  cK>«'tc<l  an  Advisory  Board, 
consisting  of  seventy-five  sto«'k holders. 

April  Huh,  the  following  I'oanl  of  I^irectors  were  elected  for  the 
Otx'an  \*ie\v  Company  :  C'liarles  H.  Rowland  (President).  Ge<»rgc 
Blow,  Jr.,  Charles  Harris,  C.  W.  Newton  .and  John  15.  Whitehead. 


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Ai>i'il  1  ith,  the  remains  of  CajHaiii  RoluTt  Marsh,  who  din]  in 
>.()rth  Carolina,  arrived  here  for  iiitcrniciit  at  (yihir  (jJrovt'  ('cnu'- 
ttny. 

A|)ril  Idth,  the  negroes  of  Norfolk  and  vicinity  had  a  <i;rand 
parade  in  honor  of  the  passai^e  of  tlie  Civil  lvio;hts  hill  l)y  Compress  ; 
thcresidt  of  this  hiwK'ss  jubiU'e,  to-\vit  : — Ivobl.  W'hiteiuirst  (wiiite) 
and  his  stepnuither,  Mi's.  Charlotte  Whitehurst,  were  (h'liin'ratcly 
innrdereil  l»y  the  infuriated  and  (hamken  niol).  John  Whitehurst, 
son  (»f  the  dccvased  !a<ly,  was  dan!j;er<)usly  wounded;  Win.  Moseley, 
city  polieenian,  badly  beaten — his  son  beaten  also  ;  W.  Turner, 
wounded  by  a  sabre  cut;  Mark  Betuiett,  negro  killed;  Ijavvrence 
Hampton,  small  negro  boy,  bayoneted  in  the  abdomen  by  a  negro 
in  the  proeessiou.  Several  othei-  persons,  white  and  blaek,  slightly 
injured.  [It  is  s:iid  that  this  procession  was  headi'dand  marshaled 
by  some  renegade  white  men,  who  ai'e  now  in  our  midst]. 

April  li»th,  two  negroes  assaulted  a  white  man  on  corner  (»f  Main 
and  Church  streets  and  beat  him  seveivlv.  Result — negroes  walked 
off*,  and  the  bleeding  white  man  was  arrested  and  sent  to  the"  Hard 
Lal)or  Prison."  [Major  P.  W.  ytanho|)e,  U.  S.  A.,  was  in  com- 
mand of  this  j)0st  at  that  time  :  is  he  proud  oi'thc  honor  he  enjoyed  ?] 

The  various  disturbances  created  by  insolent  negroes  in  April 
(l.StjG),  and  which  were  winked  at  by  the  military  authorities,  caused 
much  excitement  and  indignation  among  the  citizens — particularly 
when  Major  Staidiope  declared  that  if  his  command  was  *'  menaced 
by  white  men,"  he  would  "arm  the  blacks  to  assist  him  in  Ciirrying 
out  his  orders" — this  was  his  language  ;  and  at  that  time  new 
troubles  begun  in  the  Stale. 

April  20th,  the  ferry-boats  between  this  city  and  Portsmouth, 
were  unconditionally  surrendereil  to  the  Ferry  Committee  by  the 
military  .vr///v//>.v,  under  special  orders  from  Washington.  [Probably 
one  of  I'resident  Johnson's  acts  of  justice  ]. 

On  the  liith  day  of  November,  Sylvanus  Hartshorn  died.  He 
was  i'ov  many  yeai-s  a  valuable  member  of  the  Councils,  and  was 
honore<l  and  htvcd  by  all  who  knew  him  well. 

Xoveniber  21st,  the  Xortblk  Mrr/inian  saw  its  first  anniversarv, 
and  changed  hands.  Ci.  A.  Sykes  &  Co.,  the  first  publishers,  soM 
out  to  S.  Hodges  c\:  Co.;  ancl  J.  Marshall  Hanna,  Kscp,  assumed 
editorial  control  of  the  i)aper  as  suci-essor  of  Captain  William  1^. 
Cameron,  of  Petersburg. 

November  2tjth,  Gens.  Jos.  E.  Johnston,  .Jno.  D.  lml)t)ilen  and 
H.  A.  Wise,  arrived  in  this  city  to  close  up  the  allairs  of  the 
National  Express  Coinj)any,  which  was  this  day  sold  out  under  an 
attachment  in  favor  of  (Jeo.  I)ey,  Es(|.,  for  house  rent. 

NovcuiIkt  27th,  the  Mayor,  with  numerous  citizens  and  mend)ers 
of  the  City  Coun'.-il,  of  Wilmington,  Delaware,  arrived  in  this  city 
on  a  visit.     The  distinguisheil  visitors  were  met  at  tlie  steamer  by 


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Mayor  .Iiu».  ii.  Lndlnw,  ami  Conuuittii's  froin  Imtli  lirainlu>  <.C 
the Coumil,  tin-  Ii4»anl  nfTnulo,  an«l  of  tin-  Thuvs.  At  tliiM-hiM- 
.»(' Mayor  Lu«llt»w'>  liappy  -alutalioii,  Mayor  .1.  S.  N'aK'iitiiu*,  nl 
\Viliiiiii^i«ui,  ri's|MiHtli'«l  in  lu'lialf  n!"  tlif  vx.•lJI>il•ni^^t^!,  rt'turiiiiii: 
thanks  I'or  the  kind  ami  i-unrtcoiis  j«;rcftinj;  ••xtondt^l  thtMU.  A  pr<»- 
<t?ssion  \va>  thon  tnrnml,  an«l  with  a  hand  jilayin;;  "  Oixie'*  thr 
entire  party  inan-hf*!  to  the  ()|H-n»  Iloiist'.wliere  the  Hon,  .Ino.  <  Joode 
Jr.,  on  In-half  of  the  city  of  Norfolk,  deliven-*!  an  eliMjuent  an<l 
appi-o|triate  address  of  \vele<tme,  whieh  wit-  r»>|K»nded  to  l»y  S.  M, 
Hanins^ton  Ks(j.,  a  prominent  lawyer  and  former  Sen-tary  oj"  the 
State  oi"  Delaware. 

The  formal  rece|»tion  of  the  «riie-t>  i>ein;^'  over,  the  pro<'^'-^^ion  wil*^ 
apiin  fornnil,  an.l  after  marehim:  thronj;h  the  prineipal  str<'«'t«-. 
haitt-tl  at  the  Atlantic  Hotel,  at  1  o'ehn-k  V.  M.,  where  they  part«M.k 
ol'  alinuh.  "and  M»-forth" — partienlarly  the  latter,  whieh  may  U- 
approj>riatt!v  elasn^l  amonir  "creature  e<»mfort>'' — [a(\i>rdinf;  to  the 
report  of  the  Council  ( 'ommitt«'eon  e.\|X'n»es]. 

After  spending:  half  an  Imur  in  "  wtMxlim;  up,"  the  party  pro- 
(1-eiled  to  Portsmouth  and  the  Navy  YanI,  from  whence  they 
returned  aUiut  I  iM-hx-k  f.  M.,  to  |Kutake  of  the  splendid  collation 
preparol  lor  them  at  the  hotel.  The  dininir  room  of  the  Atlantic 
wa-;  handsomely  ornamente<l,  l»y  "mine  host"  A.  G.  Newton  f^wj.. 
with  tables  ruiminj;  the  entire  length  of  the  room.  The  centn- 
table  was  pn-siilnl  over  l»y  Mayor  Ludlow  at  the  he:id,and  (iilU'rt 
C.  Walker  Ks<j.,  I'n-sitlent  of  the  Exchanir*'  National  liank.at  the 
foot. 

The  North  taMc  wa-  |)ie«-idc<l  over  hy  (  oii.  l'j..w,  I'n  -ideiit  of  the 
Common  Coun<il,  at  the  head,  and  lvi«*hard  Wale-  K-«j..  Tn\-isun'r 
of  the  S-al»<»:iril  Railroad,  at   the  llK)t. 

At  the  head  of  the  S.Hth  table  sat  Col.  \V.  W.  liinnb.  with  Col. 
V,  I).  (Jroner,  Aj^ent  of  the  Nt»rfolk  and  Petersburg;  Railr.<ad.  at 
the  f<w)t.  After  the  sub"«tanlials  were  tluly  dis<'nsse«l,  "  ri'fre-hin>r 
lM'Verai;»'>"  were  ordercil  .and  the  followinj;  tixvsLs  were  otferod  and 
hap|»ily  re>jM»ndiil  to  : 

1.  The  Pri-sident  of  the  Unite<l  .^tati-s.— May  he  se«-ure  for  th-' 
country,  jHW-eat  home  and  ri-^ptvt  abro:id. 

2, — Delaware — 

"  St.ind  lip.  stout  littlv  TVI.iware, 

Aixl  l)iil  thv  voll«'yn  roll  ; 
Though    lowt  nmonK  the  '  o|r|  thirteen,' 

\Vf  jiiilRf  thee  hy  thy  wml." 

:\. — Penu'^vlvania — May  she  ilhistmte  by  her  history  th.it  her 
l*enn  is  mightier  tlian  the  Sword. 

4. — New  Jersey. — Alw.ays  "  True   Hhu-." 

o. — Virijinia. — Tin- Old  Commonwi-alth   "^till  lives." 


(i. — The  Mayor  of  Wilinino-ton. — Our  lioiii.ml  <,nu'st.  Norfolk 
will  always  ho  o;hul  to  receive  siu-li  a   Vdhntlinr. 

7. — Now  Air  Line  To  Wiliniii^toii. — May  it  iiioro  tliaii  rcali/e 
tlio  hrii;htost  iiopts  of  its  ontorprisinti;  in-ojoctors. 

8. — Our  Kaiiroads. —  Iron  links  whioh  connoot  our  nohlo  harhor 
with  tho  fortilo  fiokls  ol"  tho  Carolinas  and  tlio  rich  plains  of  the 
(iroat  A\'ost. 

9. — Our  Canals. — Unitini;-  the  waters  of  N'irjrinia  and  North 
Carolina.     May  their  Hanks  never  hreak. 

10. — Connnoreo. — The  niao;ie  wand  that  builds  cities  in  a  dav. 

11. — Manutiicturos. — The  triunij)h  of  mind  over  matter. 

12. — Ai;riculture  and  Miniuii'. — The  source  of  all  material 
wealth. 

1.3. —Women. — Heaven's  last,  best  gilt  to  man, 

Tho  first  toast  was  responded  to  with  throe  hearty  cheers  and 
music,  tho  band  playing  "Hail  to  the  Chief." 

Delaware's  toast  was  responded  to  by  S.  M.  Harrington,  Es(|.,  of 
Wilmington,  who  offered  in  return  the  following  sentiment: 

"  God  bless  the  Old  Thirteen,  thai  won 
The  heritage  we  call  our  own  ; 
God  help  the  Thirty  six  to  save — 
The  precious  boon  the  Thirteen  gave." 

Music — "Auld  Lang  Syne." 

The  toast  to  Pounsylvania  brought  forth  Heister  Clymor,  Exj., 
the  beaten,  but  not  vanquished,  ean<lidate  of  the  Conservatives  at 
the  Gubernatorial  election  in  that  State.  His  remarks  were  mag- 
nanimous and  manly,  and  fully  showed  that  Pennsylvania  K)St  by 
her  choice  of  another. 

Mayor  Valentino,  of  Wilmington,  responded  to  the  sixth  toast  in 
a  happy  and  pleasing  manner,  which  was  appreciated  and  loudly 
ap|)lauded. 

The  Press  being  toaste<l,  Frank  W^ells,  Rsq., editor  of  the  Krcn'nuj 
Ilnllilin,  of  Philadelphia,  and  Head  Centre  of  the  Press  Delegation 
whi<'h  accompanie<l  the  visitors,  iej)Iied  in  their  behalf. 

Tiiere  were  other  speakers,  both  from  home  and  abroad,  who 
entertaine<l  tho  company  until  10  o'clock  at  night,  at  which  time  tiie 
visitoi>s  <leparti'd  on  boanl  the  Steamer  City  of  Norfolk,  of  tho  new 
line,  which  had  just  then  boon  established  between  Norfolk  and 
Philadelphia.  Tliey  all  seome<l  to  bo  |H'rfectly  delighted  with  our 
city  and  the  courtesies  extended  them. 

Docombor  4th  (1866)  the  first  nnmlxr  of  the  Norfolk  ./o/</-«(;/ 
was  started  by  a  Company  composed  of  the  business  men  of  the 
city,  with  Colonel  J.  Richard  Lewellen  (tho  "  wheol-hoi-so  "  of  the 
press  in  Virginia)  as  Business  Manager.  The  names  of  tho  editors 
were  not  published  at  the  time. 


%  1 01 

DcrrrnlxT  7tli,  a  yoiinj;  FnMichinaii  name*!  ('.  J«-aimfpr't,  Utanl- 
'\n\l  at  Mr.  (uHirnf  .1.  C)!!^!!!'^  re>taiiraiit,  (•••ininittMl  suicidf  l»v 
lilowiiij;  iHit  liis  hraiiis  with  a  |ti"»tol.  N<»  caiisf  \v:ls  iis-si^iUHl  for 
tlu*  rasli  art.  IIf\v:L>  a  watrhmakrr,  in  tla-('iii|>loyiMeiU  of  Mr,  (.'. 
F.  (ir«'n\v«xHl,  ami  wax  Htt-ady  and  industrious. 

DisfniUr  Sth,  cjirly  in  tlu-  morning  a  fin-  (Kxiirri-d  at  «"»»rnor  uC 
Church  and  ('ovcstrtcts,  which  destroyed  Mr.  K.  O.  .lanu-s' ^hkitv 
8t«in',  N(».  41  I'hurch  street,  and  No.  -l*;,  (K-.ij|»ieil  l»y  A.  Kies  as  a 
inillinerv  antl  lancy  store;  also,  a  Iraiue  house  on  ( 'ove  street. 
St'veral  other  stori's  in'tweiMi  tlanii>'  and  the  ( )|HTa  House  were 
badly  damfl^Hl.  The  contlai^ration  was  caiiMil  hy  the  «'Xjtlo-ion  of 
a  ke^  ot|)owder  in  the  j^nxery  store. 

DtHfUilH-r  Sth,  at  halt'-j»a>t  three  o'clcnk  in  the  (iiorninL:  (S;itnr- 
dav),  the  steamer  Thoinits  Kelso,  Captain  Cnille,  of  the  ( )ld  Ha\ 
Line,  while  en  route  to  Nortolk  from  Riltinjore,  ex|tl<Kle«l  her 
steam  drum  when  alxuit  five  miUs  north  of  Wolf  Trap  Li|:ht-lM.at, 
in  Chesap«ike  Bay,  lo  mill's  from  Norfolk,  otf  mouth  of  the  lui|»- 
pahanntK'k  river.  The  jH-rsons  killeil  and  wouude«l  by  this  s:id 
accident  were  as  follows  :  Thomas  Knnis,  Charles  Adams,  and 
another  man,  name  unknown,  all  colore<l  ctKiI-heavers,  wire 
instantly  kilk-*!.  Herman  Hutt.s,  fireman,  mortallv  wounthtl — di(><l 
next  day. 

I*n.'<srnf/rrs  Injund. — Stej)lieii  Hay(<,  l.;idly  s-alded  ;  .lamo 
Davis,  slightly  ;  .Maj(»r  Kui;ene  Carter,  hand-.  *-lii:htly  ;  Mr-.  .lame-. 
Soiithampton  county,  Va.,  slijrhtly  ;  Kdwanl  Zoelier,  siijjhtly  ; 
(KM^)rp'  rickett,  sliirhtly  ;  Dr.  A.  F.  ( )slKtrne,  Oxford,  N.  C.,  l)a«liy: 
Charhs  W.  Mixon,  Chowan  county,  N.  C.,  very  Uully  ;  .lohn  T. 
Cowling.  Nau-emoiid  county,  Va.,sli>xht  ;  L.  \.  Lanirteller,  hands, 
slight. 

Ojfh'rrs  mill  I[ini(lt<  Injund. — Charli-s  Kcwlcr.  liallimore,  Chief 
Engineer;  V.  Wilson,  As-«istant  KngineiT  ;  \i.  W.  Waldrop.  liairLraLf 
.Vgent  ;  William  Holt,  Fireman  ;  John  Kowau,  slight  ;  S;imuel 
McKenuy.  badly  ;  Samuel  Young,  coloreil.  sliglu  ;  Joseph  li<»ston, 
cnlore«l,  slight  ;  .John  Thoma'^.  c«dor«l,  slight  ;  John  Coburn.  slight. 

Captain  Cralle,  the  ct)mmander  of  the  Kelso,  was  slightly  injurt^i 
in  the  hand.  H«'V.  H.  H.  Cowles.  of  Dinwid«lie  county,  \'a..  aixl 
Hov.  J.  C'.  (ininlH-rry,  wife  and  t-hihl  were  on  lxi:»nl  and  (>c:i|K>d 
unhurt.  Dr.  I'ureell,  of  lijiltimore,  and  Dr.  Wilson,  of  Winton, 
N.  C,  were  on  Iwianl,  antl  did  all  they  could  for  the  H«?ilde<1.  The 
Hteamer  City  of  NorfJk,  of  the  Annamessic  Line,  took  the  passen- 
gers ofV  the  Kels4>  at  10  o'chx-k  A.  M.  .\l>out  twenty  horsi-s  and 
nudes  belonging  to  Mr.   C.  W.  Mixon  were  s<-al»h-<l  and  ruine*!. 

<  >n  In.ard  the  City  of  Norfolk,  the  pass^-iigi-rs  :L-N-i*^'nd)k'«l  together, 
and  thanks  were  n-turne<l  to  Almighty  (tixl  fir  His  merciful  deliv- 
erance by  Kevs.  H.  H.  Cowles  and  J.  C.  CiraulK-rry.  W.  ii.  Wel- 
lons,  a  passenger  on  the  City  of  Norfolk,  conducted  the  exercises. 


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Mr.  C'lmrkvs  Ricdrr,  who  was  Wadly  scaldi-d,  oscMjiod  with  his 
liib  Ity  lioliling  Iii.s  haudiiiTchief  t(»  Ills  moiiih.  A  remarkable 
instance  of' j)iv.soiK'e  ot'|inind. 

On  Saturday  ovenii^  the  steamers  John  !?ylvestor  (("aj>taiii  Z, 
(Jitlord)  :iiid  Kohis  (Caj>tain  i\  McCarriek)  w.  re  despatched  to  the 
seci  0  of  the  disaster  to  extricate  the  Kelso  and  bring  her  to  the 
(•ity.  That  duty  was  perf'ornieil  with  the  prom  pi  ne.-s  that  always 
distins^uished  the  movements  of  these  two  fine  l)'>ats,  and  at  day- 
ligiit  next  moridntr  the  Kelso  was  safely  moored  at  \\u'  wharf  nt" 
the  iSeaboard  and  Roanoke  Railroa<l  in  Portsmouth. 

The  wounded  |)i'r-iiiis  were  conveyed  to  the  Hospital  o!'S(.  \'in- 
<vnt  de  Paul,  ami  durinLC  the  night  the  following  physicians  were 
in  attendance  on  the  sufferers,  viz:  Drs.  K.  W.  Rdse,  S.  J. 
Browne,  S.  K.  Jackson,  Samuel  Selden,  H.  'SI.  Nash  and  D.  M. 
Sterling,  aided  by  John  R.  Todd,  Escj.,  druggist,  who  furnished 
the  medical  corps  with  bandages,  lint,  stimulants  and  dressing. 

Decemlier  10th,  an  accident  occuri'ed  on  the  Norfolk  and  Peters- 
burg Railroad,  at  the  drawbridge  over  the  Albemtirle  and  Chesa- 
peake ("anal,  wh'ch  resulted  in  the  death  of  iNTr.  (reorge  W.  Glenn, 
the  draw-tender — a  worthy  man,  and  a  native  i>f  Xoif'olk.  On 
the  same  day  the  remains  of  Harry  Hill  (of  the  I'nited  Fire  ('om- 
pany)  were  buried,  and  the  death  of  Ryland  C'ap|)s,  a  member  of 
the  .Select  Council,  occurred.  Mr,  Capps'  death  was  the  result  nt 
a  chronic  disease. 

December  17fh,  the  Washington  and  Li-e  Association,  organized 
by  our  dear  ladie-s  for  the  purpose  of  aiding  in  the  su|>port  ot" 
<lestitute  Confederate  orphans,  held  a  meeting  and  elected  the  f!)!- 
lowing  officers,  viz:  President,  Miss  H.  L.  Hunter;  Vice  Presi- 
dents, Mrs.  F.  Mallory  and  Mrs.  L.  M.  Lee;  Secretary,  Mrs. 
William  H.  Broughton  ;   Treasurer,  Mrs.  S.  Bagnall. 

( )n  motion,  the  vote  upon  the  election  of 'I)ii-ectresses  was 
taken  separatelv,  and  the  f()llowing  ladies  unanimouslv  elected  : 
Mis..  H.  ]..  Hunter,  Mrs.  F.  Mallorv,  Mrs.  W.  II.  ih-oughton, 
Mrs.  O.  S.  iiarten,  Mrs.  M.  Parks,  "Mrs.  A.  (t.  Newt. mi,  Mrs. 
George  Dev,  Mrs.  Nock,  Mrs.  C.fer,  Mrs.  G'xlfrev,  Mrs.  John 
Peters,  Mi-s.  I.  O.  (iardner,  Mrs.  John  Ji.  Whiteheair,  Mrs.  (Jeorge 
C.  Reid,  Mrs.  E.  A.  Hallett,  Mrs.  E.  Campe,  Mrs.  Wertheimer, 
Mrs.  Lerov  M.  Lee,  Mrs.  T.  Bagnall,  Mrs.  A.  F.  Leonard,  Mrs. 
U.  R.  WiUon,  Miss  Sarah  Leigh,  Mrs.  S.  R.  Borum,  Mrs.  J.  Riel.M 
Lewellen,  Miss  Virginia  Fiveash,  Mrs.  K.  Biggs,  >L-s.  S.  S.  Stubbs, 
Mrs.  J.  C.  Kemlall,  Mrs.  \V.  D.  Revnolds,  Mrs.  (i.  D.  .\rmstron- 
Mrs.  C.  F.  McLitosh,  Mrs.  Seldner'. 

The  ollicc  of"  Itinerant  President  and  (icnend  Agent  was  abol- 
ished, and  the  sinn  of  one  Inindred  dollars  was  directed  to  be  j)aid 
to  Mrs.  Dr.  J.  S.  Farnir  in  consideration  of  her  services. 

December  21st,  our  policemen  were  first  unifbrme<l.     The   17/- 


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(fiu'uin  of  that  <lati'  si\>  :  **  Tlic  new  |M»li(v  will  Ijc  |tIaoi'«l  nu  thity 
to-day — <»r  at  Itnist  ciijlit  of  ilu-m — l^'in^  tin-  n(iiiil>er  rlinMii  t«i 
{jiiaitl  tlu-  «ity  rioin  liann  wliih-  tlic  miii  Hiiiiu-s.  'V\\v  Scrjifsmt^i 
a|>|i<)itit«<l  l(>r  tlu"  loH'f  hy  tin-  Mayor,  Uiiilj  four  in  nnnilx'r,  art*: 
.loliii  Hiirkc,  C  C.  JV'iiNin,  William  II.  Fmst  and  Jolui  Smith. 
,Tlu'  ciitiri'  font'  uill  Ik*  undi-r  the  immc<liatc  charjre  of  Cajitnin 
(invalid  LirnttMiant  (Jr.iv.  S'r^«':iiit  Frost  and  ci^rht  mon,viy. : 
William  MoM-ly,  MathiasWanl,  MaUcr  Ward,  John  Wd)lHr,  .I..lin 
Hanks,  doH-ph  Taylor,  J os<'|ih  Kvans  ami  S.  H.  (iwynn  will  Im- 
|M»>tt«l  on  th«ir  l>f:its  this  morninir  l»y  S'r«:t'ant  I5nrk< ,  ami  will  U* 
in  full  uniform.  It  will  Im*  a  novel  si<.dit  to  our  citi/fiis.  I»nt  tlu-y 
will  >ooii  ;;i't  nsftl  to  till-  new  ordt-r  of  things." 

KK.HTKKN   HINDUKP  AND  SIXTY-SKVKN. 

This  new  yiar  l»ig:in  very  (jniitly  in  Norfolk,  and  thf  jtrosjueL- 
for  an  iiu'rcaM-  of  trade  were  not  at  all  llatti-rinj;. 

.lannarv  .'M,  tin*  Unitinl  Firi'  C'omi)aiiy,  Captain  P^lwanl  Lakin. 
ciijoycd  a  magnifiiftit  hampu't,  piv|»anHl  in  honor  of  their  anniver- 
sary day.  Speeehes  were  made  on  that  ikv  asion  l»y  Mayor  Ludlow. 
ex-Ma\or  Laml),  Colonel  V.  D.  (Jroner,  Dr.  E.  ('.  Kohinsou  (then 
State  Senator^,  Colonel  ^\'illianl  Lamli.  Captain  Thomas  Kevill, 
Chief  of  the  Fire  l)epartment.  Captain  .lames  K.  Harry  ami  others. 
.V  letter  was  read  from  (lemnil  Ma  hone,  ex  pressing  regit-t  at  not 
heing  aide  to  attend  the  hampiet.  Dan  Knowles  sanir  ^iveral  K>ng>i, 
and  the  evening  was  pleasintly  s|>ent. 

•lannary  Nth,  Tuesday  morning  at  I  o'ehx-k,  the  Atlantic  Hotel 
took  (in-  and  was  entirely  consumed.  [It  was  then  situated  on  Main 
street,  between  (iray  and  Hank  streets — ne:irly  o|iposite  Koiinoke 
A venue].  The  stores  under  the  hotel  were  aKo  eoiisumeil,  to  wit  : 
Ludlow  tt  Wilson's  drug  store  :  Samuel  U.  Horum's  li(pi(»r  store, 
and  Vi«kery  iV:  Co.'s  hook  store.  The  Iiankinu;du>uso  of  .Mossrs. 
K.  IL  Chamherlaiu  d'  S)n,  adjoining  the  hotel — (next  to  the  First 
National  Hank),  was  also  l»urne«l  down.  The  projKTty  destroyo<l 
was  marly  eovere<l  hy  insuianee,  exe<"pt  that  of  Mr.  A.  (i.  Newton, 
the  proprietor  of  the  hotel,  who  |<»>t  aUjiit  $20,(KK),  more  than  his 
furniture,  ^Sre.,  was  insunni  for — the  total  amount  of  his  jM)lieies 
l^eing  only  9l5,(MK),  and  his  loss  heing  aUtut  .S35.<HK).  Our  fire- 
men workitl  hravely  at  that  fiiv,  hut  the  lack  of  water  pr«vente<l 
their  efforts  from  U'ing  su<"oessful. 

DeeemlHf  Mth,  the  Indies  of  St.  .Mary's  Catholic  Chun  h  Fair 
raHle<l  ofl'n  handsiime  gold-lu»:u]iHl  eane,whi«h  was  made  fii»m  some 
of  the  timUr  of  iheContnlerate  Iron-Clad  Steamer  Virginia,  a-s  a 
pn'^4Mlt  to  Hon.  .leflei-son  Davis,  ( Fx-President  of  the  Conf<-<lerate 
States)  then  <T)ntine<l  as  a  prisoner  of  war  in  Fort  Monroe  hy  th<' 
United  States  ant horitii?*.  The  |>erson  who  won  the  prize  had  the 
pleasure  of  presenting  the  same  to  Mr.  l>avis,  and  the  lucky  indi- 


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\i(lii:il  was  oiii-  oood  citizoii, -lolm  ( ).  (JaiiKiLie,  I'^sij.,  who  took    the 
eaiii'  down  to  the  Fort  ami  prcsciitcHl   it  in  j)ersoii. 

January  1-lth,  Thomas  PortlcHk,  an  agod  citizen,  departed  this 
life.      He  Avas  a  native  ol'  the  county. 

-lanuary  21st,  a  committee  consisting  of"  Messrs.  -lohn  K.  Dovie, 
.1.  M.  Freeman  an<l  \\'m.  11.  Turner,  apjiointed  l)\-  the  Atlantic 
1  loul  Company,  to  solicit  slock  subscriptions  for  the  purpose  ol" 
rehuilding  the  hotel,  commenced  tln-ir  work. 

.lannary  2oth,  Wm.  D.  Bagnall  dei)arted  this  lili'  in  tho  sixtv- 
thiril  year  of  his  age.  For  thirty  years  lie  had  been  an  Elder  in 
the  Presbyterian  Church.  "Blessed  are  tlie  dead  who  die  in  the- 
Pord — Even  so  ?aith  the  8j)ii'it,  l"or  they  rest  from  their  labors." 

Fel)ruary  1st,  the  National  Hotel  again  came  into  the  possession 
o.f  Major  J.  M.  Walters,  as  its  popular  pro])rietor. 

Fel)ruary  16th,  ^^'nl.  Roscoe  Leigh,  a  generous  and  noble 
citizen,  departed  this  life.     He  was  endeared  to  all  who  knew  him. 

February  28th,  some  excitement  was  created  by  the  arrest  (under 
the  Civil  Rights  Act)  of  our  City  Magistrates,  to  wit :  Wm.  W. 
Lamb,  A.  L.  Hill,  John  E.  Doyle,  Conway  Whittle  and  8.  Marsh 
Esqs.,  on  the  charge  of  refusing  (as  a  C()urt)  to  admit  the  evidence 
of  some  negroes  whom  Chas.  H.  Porter  (a  radical  attorney)  desired 
to  introduce  as  witnesses  in  a  larceny  ease.  The  order  of  arrest  was 
issued  by  B.  P).  Foster,  LTnited  States  Commissioner,  and  served  by 
U.  S.  Marshal  Croft.  After  a  liearing  by  the  Commissioner,  Mr. 
A.  Ij.  Hill  was  discharged,  on  the  grounds  that,  he  was  willing  to 
admit  the  evidence  of  the  colored  people,  and  never  refused  to  do 
so.  But  the  other  four  gentlemen  were  sent  on  i'or  trial  before  the 
notorious  Judge  Underwood,  and  were  made  to  give  bonds  and 
security  in  the  sum  of  !?o()()  each  for  their  aj)]iearance.  [Foster's 
act  neeils  no  comment  here]. 

March  4th,  the  "  Ta/ewell  f-riTEKARY  Association  celebrated 
its  second  anniversary,  by  an  elegant  snpjier  and  social  entertainment, 
which  took  place  at  the  residence  of  S'at  Burruss  Esq.,  on  Free- 
mason street — Mr.  B.  being  a  valued  member  of  the  Society, 
(iiiests  were  invited  and  tlie  entire  evening  was  pleasantly  and 
|)rotitably  enjoyed.  The  I*resident  ot"  the  Association,  ^LGIennan 
lOsq.,  presided,  and  did  the  honors  with  becoming  dignity  and  in 
his  usual  suave  and  easy  manner.  S|»eeches  wci-e  made  in  ri-ply  to 
various  sentiments  by  Sir.  (Ilennan,  Mayor  Ivudlow,  Col.  Lewelh'n, 
Messrs.  Segar,  Lamb,  Rogers,  Fneman,  Burruss,  and  in  fact  by 
ne:irly  every  member  of"tiie  Society — all  of  which  were  replete  with 
wit  iuu\  wistlom,  and  in  every  way  worthy  of  the  literary  reputation 
and  good  sense  of  the  several  gentlemen  who  sj)oke. 

The  following  reminiscence  of  the  <lays  of  slavery,  when  Sambo 
was  free  to  put  away  one  wife  and  tiike  unto  himself  another,  like 


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(In*   Patrinn'lH   of  oM,  will   l>t'    iiitfrestiiii;,  now  that  tliiniT'  liav«- 

chaiiiic*!  M)  ni(lit':illy  : 

"AiMii.  TiiK  20,  18(52         Eaktkrn-shouf.  \' a. 

My  iVar  Wifi'  I  imhraco  this  ()|)[K)rtuiiity  to  writt'  thi-<-  li w 
liiu's  tnynuin  nrdcr  I  aiii  W'fll  An«l  i<»  \a\  y«»n  that  Atlvcrtay  Powor 
has  kfi'p>  IMC  Away  tV«»iii  you  .S)  y«>u  i-  w«'ll  t<i  In*  (hnnl  From  iiw 
Aiul  s«)  it"  you  Can  ^»t  any  one  That  Will  Take  ('areofv«Mi 
and  yttin-  (.'hldnn  yon  iM'tt'-r  <lo  h)  my  Dear  Wifi'  I  Will  U'  tx'"*' 
to  lu-:ir  iVoni  yon  I  j;ivo  ynn  this  Write  to  have  nhusl>a!)«l  my  S'lf 
Yon  havr  hin  a  Lady  lo  nie  all  ofDays  I  have  jjni  nic  a  WilJ*  my 
Self  is  in  d«'<<l  lor  1  was  Mist  to  do  soyonr  IK-ar  Ix'  Lf>vi'  Iln«.l>:ind 
i  hopi*  tlu'  I^irtl  Will  A<1  his  hlcsinj;  to  those  li-w  linr. 

Frniii  Mk.  Isaat  Wjsi:  North  IlaniptoM  Comity  to  hi-*  lii>t  will- 
Li/cr    in  tin-  city  nv    Xort'olk    \'ir<xinny." 

[The  almvf  li'tltT  was  |inl»li>h(d  in  March  1S«;7.  in  the  same 
.-•(lirit  which  |)rotnj»ts  its  pnMication  here;  hnt  it  ma<l(' some  Yan- 
kee philanthropists  "awfid  mad"  Nvheii  they  saw  it — in  fact,  a 
Northern  lady  denounced  it  asa"dis^ni(v('nl  lid"] 

April  7th,  otn*  esteemed  lellow  citizen,  KdwanI  1*.  Tahh,  d<'parlod 
this  liTc  in  the  oTth  yesu-olhis  a^e.  He  was  a  sucecssful  merchant, 
an  n.-clid  mendier  of"  the  Councils  l"or  many  vear^,  an  honorahle, 
upiij2;ht  and  |)raisewor(hy  citi/cn.  HU  tleath  was  a  p;re!»t  loss  to  the 
coinmnnily. 

April  loth,  Monday  nij^lit,  the  ITnion  Ilm^k  and  I^uhhr  Com- 
pany, C.  r.  'i'ooker,  Foreman,  held  a  meeting  and  unan:m«ui-.ly 
ajxreed  to  (iishand.  On  the  !>th  instant,  the  Compuiy  \v:is  re-or- 
^ani/.e<l  at  the  <»lliee  of  ( 'hiefFn-rineer  Thos.  Kovill.and  the  follow- 
ing oHiecrs  ele<"te<l :  Ca|)tain,  Win.  F.  Foster;  Assistants,  (•.  H. 
llanltM  and  A.  J.  Manning;  Se<'retary,  .lanies  F.  Milli-iun; 
Treasurer,  Henry  Jordan. 
April  224l,(?.  lt.Snce<l,  formerly  •»!'  P(»rt.smonth,  depart e<l  this  life. 
April  2.{il,  C.  W.  'I'rower,  a  <itizen  ofXorlolU,  was  drowne<l  hy 
Tallin;:  overlwKird  ^'om  the  steamer  Th'«r.ii^  A.  Mortpm,  while  <»H" 
Kpn  Island,  1)  low  the   l*(Kt*sin   river.  A>n-i\   was  a  great 

favorite  w  ith  the  >tean)lH>at  men. 

April  24th,  the  the  CnittHl  Fire  Company  vi«it<^l  IVtershnni:, 
under  eonnnand  of  Captain  Kdwru-d  liakin,  and  had  "  a  glorious 
time." 

May  2d,  Henry  l^dland  <iepart<>«l  this  life  in  the  S4th  y<':ir  <if 
his  age.  He  was  a  Fren<'hman  l»y  birth,  and  was  for  twenty-five 
year?*  eonneete<l  with  the  liank  of  Virginia.  "  An  honest  man, 
the  noblest  work  of  (i.xl." 

May  r»th,  the  Washington  Fire  Company  from  Wilmington, 
Del., arrive«l  here  <tn  a  visit,  an<l  were  ri>yallv  entertaine<l  by  our 
irallant  firemen. 


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Mav  8tli,  A.  A.  MfCiillont^h's  waroluniso  at  flio  foot  of  Clinix-h 
strcft,  was  dcsfoyed  hv  fnv.  Much  of  Mr.  M.'s  stock  (liino,  iVrc.,) 
Mas  sju'ed  hy  the  elVorts  of  our  fireman,  aidod  l)y  tlioir  visitors,  the 
Wa^liinji'ton  Fire  Company,  of  Wiljniniiton,  Del, 

May  14,  the  Hon.  JctVei-soii  Davis  arrived  in  the  city  <mi  the 
steamer  Niai:;ara  from  Kichmoiid,  homid  for  Canada,  to  join  his 
family  there.  A  laVii,e  nundier  of  citizens  jniid  their  respects  to  the 
iinfortnnate  hnt  dearly  loverl  e.\-President  of  the  lost  Confederacy. 
[Mr.  Davis  had  aj)|>€nred  befo-e  the  United  States  Court  in  Rich- 
mond, The  dav  previous,  on  the  charjre  of  hi<2:h  treason  to  the  United 
States  Government,  and  was  admitted  to  hail  in  the  sum  of  .^l<)(),(lO(t 
ro  ajJjK'ar  before  the  Court  the  following;  Xovember,  Tlie  United 
States  Judjre  (Underwood)  requiivd  half  of  the  hail  to  he  given  hy 
persons  residino-  in  the  State  of  Viririnia.  Amonti:  his  bondsmen 
were  the  tbllowing;  well-known  names:  Horace;  Greeley,  Escj., 
(icrritt  Smith,  Esq.,  and  Anirustus  Sohell,  Es(|.,  of  New  York  ;  A. 
Jackman,  Esq.,  of  Philadelphia;  Hon.  John  Minor  Botts  and 
Franklin  Stearns,  Esq.,  of  Riehinond,  Hon.  Charles  O'Connor,  of 
New  York,  ai)peared  as  counsel  for  Mr.  Davis]. 

May  oOth,  uvo  housi>s,  Nos.  22  and  24,  on  the  west  side  of  Mar- 
ket square,  owned  i)y  the  estate  of  John  10.  Tunis,  deceased,  fell  to 
the  ground,  caused  l)v  the  digt^inji;  of  a  foundation  adjoining  them 
l()r  the  erection  of  Messrs.  K.  P.  Tabb  S:  Co.'s  large  warehouse.  \ 
lady  named  Mrs.  C'heshire,  wife  of  William  Cheshire,  Esq.,  was 
killed  i)y  the  lidling  buildings,  and  several  other  persons  more  or 
less  injured. 

Jinie  18th,  the  t'uneral  of  oin*  lamented  citizen,  Alexander  Bell, 
took  place  from  Christ  Church. 

June  27th,  eiu'ly,  in  the  morning,  an  iron  safe  containing  about 
>^2.00()  in  money  and  many  valuable  paj)ers,  wiis  stolen  from  the 
])remis(s  of  Mr.  Daniel  ^loloney,  No.  32  Union  street. 

June  22(1,  (ajnain  Elias  Guy  died.  He  had  been  Chief  of 
Police  for  a  long  time,  and  was  ever  faithful  in  the  discharge  of 
his  duty.  An  useful  citizen, devoted  husband,  kind  father,  generous 
friend,  and  a  consistent  and  u|)right  man,  were  the  chief  charac- 
teristics of  his  nature.  He  was  buried  by  the  Odd  Fellows,  of 
which  Order  he  was  a  shining  light. 

July  24th,  George  ^fartin,  alias  Martin  Madi>oii,  lirciiian  on  the 
steamship  Niag-ara,  was  killed  by  a  man  named  Cicorge  Smith, 
residing  on  Water  street,  near  Town  Point.  The  faithlessness  of 
Smith's  wife  was  the  sole  t-auseof  the  murder.  Smith  wa.s  sent  on 
for  trial,  and  bail  refused. 

August  Sth,  the  BoUingbrook  Fire  Company  of  Petersburg  paid 
a  visit  to  Norfolk.  They  were  received  by  the  "Hope"  Company 
of  this  city,  Chas.  B.  Langley,  Caj)tain. 

August  2!lth,  tiie  building  of  the  new  .Vtlantie  Hotel  (the  present 


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liaii<lsi)iiic  stnu'tiire  <»n  Granby  strivt),  wiis  Ik';;uii  hy  tli^^in^  ti.; 
the  fitiiiHlutinii.  Mr.  C'Ikw,  Ucid,  PrcsMciit  of*  tin-  lIo!<*l  (.uiupaiiy. 
"  liroki-  till'  first  j;r<»iiu<l  ami  ilir^w  ilu-  first  s|»a<K'  f'lil!  ofMiri  iiii" 
a  rAvC  at  tin-  new  l«K*ali<>ii.  M.t->-rs.  lirown  ami  Fa<-<'  risvivc**!  tin 
contnu't  for  tlio  brick  work  of  tJic  building.  [About  iliat  liim*  i 
lar^r  iiiitnbcr  of  new  bniMiij;^   wen*  j^oiiur  np  in  «Mir  initlsi]. 

Sc|iiniilH'r  ."](!,  tlif  State's  iiit<'ri'st  in  tlif  l)i-iiial  Swamp  (anal. 
tJGO  s|i:uvs,  was  >oM  by  Mi'-isrs.  I/<-i'^li  IJros.  A  Plu-lps,  am-tioiHi-rs, 
at  J?K5.n()  por -^iian — Col.  T.  .1.  CorprcwamI  Wrn.  M.C  Kills  Ks4|., 
boin;.'  tin-  piinliastTs.  Tlie  par  valm'«»f  tliisst<K-k  was  .$25<K(KI  jK-r 
sliniv,  ami  tin?  sjilc  of  tlio  State's  in{<rrst  at  smh  a  ;;rt'at  sjicrificx- 
was  ai»  astonislnnj;  evt'iit. 

St'ptcinlR'r  lotli,  Col.  Thos.  .1.  ("orpn-w  n-siijiUNl  liis  po>iti<»n  a^ 
Treasiiri'r  of  tlio  Norfolk  ami  l*rtor>btiri^  iiailntad,  inm-h  to  tin- 
ri»j;ri>t  of  tlic  ('resident  ami  li  Kinl  of  Dire  tors.  [Tlie  resi<rn;iti(in 
was  afterwards  reconsidered  J. 

SeptemU-r  Kith,  the Crei-rlitnu  Hum-  Hall  (  Jul)  w.nt  to Suflidk  to 
plav  the  "  lioim'-aml-lioMie  "jaiiie"'  with  the  l'eter>burj;  ln«lependent 
Club.  Tluse  eliibs  had  previously  plave«l  two  ;:aiiies — the  Creijjh- 
t«)ns  wiimiiii;  the  one  |»laye<l  in  Norfolk,  and  the  Independents  the 
oni-  jilaye^l  in  I'l't'-rsbiUL;.  The  tliini  j;:iine  (at  Snflolk)  was  also 
won  by  the  Criiixhtons  by  a  score  of  J'}  to  9. 

SeptenilM-r  iSth,  the  C)ld  Street  Fire  CoinjKiny,  from  Petersburg, 
vi-'iti'*!  Norfolk  as  the  i^ue-f-s  of  the  United  Fire  Coinpjiny,  and 
were  handsomely  entertained. 

At  a  nuM'tinir  of  the  Uoard  of  Hincfdrs  of  tin-  Merchant-^'  and 
.Mechanics'  Kxchange,  lu*ld  on  Saturday  cvcninir,  S-ptcnilnT  *J1 , 
ISfJT,  it  was 

"  li'rsnlrnl.  That  a  nieelim:  of'  tlu-  merchants  and  citiz<ns  jjen- 
cndly  1k'  c:ille<l  on  next  Saturday  evenini;,  S  ptt'inber  "JSth,  at  8 
o'clfM-k,  at  the  City  Hall,  to  ln'ar  atldresst-s  from  (ieiienil  Cie<»r«je 
lljow  and  Colom  1  William  Ijamb  in  Ix-half  of  the  N»»rfolk  and 
(treat  Western  Railroad,  ami  to  take  such  action  :i>  m;iy  then  l>o 
dcM'inetl  expedient  in  rej:;ar»l  to  said  roaij. 

"(Jenenil  TiK'hman.  the  a^jent  of  the  N^ir^inia  Immijjration  So- 
il ty,  iM'ini;  introduce«|,  addins-se^l  the  IJ<«tnl  in  U-half  of  the 
Sniety,  aft»r  which,  on   motion,  it  w;is 

"  liiKolval,  That  we  have-  listene*!  with  much  interest  to  the 
remarks  of  ( icneiid  Tochman  in  In-half  (»f  immii;ration  to  \'ir);inia, 
and  in  aid  of  the  Polish  exil»  now  in  the  county  of  .S|Mttsylvania, 
and  we  commend  him  to  the  favorable  om-ideration  of  the  mer- 
chants ami  citizens  of'  Norfolk. 

"(SigmMl)  .1.  U.  UK   KS,  .sVc;r/«/rv." 

I>urinj;  the  laft<'r  jwirt  of  this  month  a  mw  bank  w.v<  formeil 
here,  callc«l  "  The  Pcniple'-  Bank."  and  the  folhnvim:  oflit-ers  were 
el(^t<««l  :      Pns*idciii,  .1.   C.    Dcming  ;  Citsliier.    W.   ^.    Wilkinson; 


Ill 

Directors,  .1.  ( '.  iViiiiii--,  Washiimtoii  Reel,  A.  L.  S.al.urv,  T.  1 ). 
Tov,  W.  J.  llardv.  E.  W.  Mooiv,  ,1.  Vickciv, -lames  K.  BaiTv, 
Giibert  Elliott. 

Oetober  lltli,  Mr.  Thomas  Moliei;an,  an  old  and  respcetable 
citizen  ot"  Norfolk,  died  at  tlie  residem-e  ot'liissoii  on  Clmrcli  sti'eet, 
in  tlie  70th  year  of"  his  age. 

OctolxM-  15th,  the  corner-stone  of  the  uvw  Atlanlir  Hotel  \\a> 
ibrinally  laid  l)y  the  Masonic  i'raternity.  It  was  a  gala  day  with 
our  citizens.  The  buzz  of  prepaiation  about  the  various  Lodges 
was  a  notieeal)le  feature  during  the  day,  and  towards  the  hour 
aj)jH)inted  throngs  of  ladies,  gentlemen  and  ehiklren  might  be  seen 
wending  their  way  to  th(.>  location  of  the  building.  Amj)lc  i)repa- 
rations  had  been  made  for  the  comfi)rt  of  the  ladies,  by  the  erection 
of  a  plattbrm  sutKciently  roomy  and  secure,  and  the  i)olice  were 
.stationed  about  the  locality  to  preserve  order  and  ilecorum  among 
the  throng. 

Aecoriliug  to  notice  the  various  Lodges  assembled  at  the  Masonic 
Hal!  at  3  o'clock.  The  Portsmouth  Lodges  arriving  at  the  time, 
proceeded  to  the  Hall  for  the  purpose  of  uniting  with  the  city 
Lodges'  in  the  ceremony.  The  procession  ibrmed  at  the  apjiointed 
hour,  and  under  the  direction  of  the  chief  marahal,  J.  G.  Smith, 
passed  down  ('hurcli  street  to  Main,  along  Main  to  Bank  and  Cath- 
arine, up  these  streets  to  Freemason,  along  Freemason  to  Granby, 
and  down  (Jranby  to  the  site  of  the  Hotel  in  the  following  order: 

Jiand  of  the  New  Hampshire. 

P<»rtsmouth  Naval  Lodge  No.  l(l(». 

Mount  \"ernon  Lodge  No.  100,  Portsmouth. 

Owens  Lodge,  i;.  D. 

Atlantic  Lodge  No.  2. 

Norfolk  Lodge  N(..  1. 

Worshipful  Master  and  Master  of  Gcremonies,  l^Jbert  .Santos; 
Orator  oi"  the  occasion,  James  Barron  Hope,  and  C'haidain,  Rev. 
Mr.  Pettit. 

'I'ransieut  members  of  other' Lodges. 

At  the  scene  of  the  ceremonies  ihe  c-rowd  was  very  large.  The 
va-t  plattbrm  was  thronged  wiili  the  beauty  of  the  two  cities,  and 
the  l)right,  beaming  faci-s  added  much  to  the  interest  of  the  occa- 
sion. The  windows  of  the  surrounding  houses  were  also  in  use  bv 
the  fair  ones.  The  tree~  in  the  neighborhood  were  occu|)ied  bv 
boys,  anil  a  vast  crowd  fdled  the  street  in  front  of  the  builtling. 

The  northeast  corner  ot"  die  new  building,  fronting  on  (Jranbv 
street,  was  the  one  sel^'cted  for  laying  the  stone,  which  was  com - 
jKVSCil  of  granite,  having  a  cavity  in  it,  in  which  the  box,  contain- 
ing various  articles,  was  deposited.  Among  the  articles  deposited 
were  the  following  from  S.  R.  Borum,  Es<}. : 

One  bottle  pale  Hemiessey  brandy,  and  one  bottle  London  Dock 


|,r^,„(v — vinta^f  oi'  iSoH — iinjx»ri<(l  l>y  Mr.  j;..niiii  Se|>tefDlN>r. 
1.S67.' 

One  (•«»J»V  <»l"tlu'  ('i(i/  Jnih'Xfi\i\U'i\  N«»Vcmi»Iht  17,  1S.'>S,  and  |>ijl>- 
lislutl  l»y  lJi»niin  i\i.  Mc'I/«-jin. 

One  i-opv  of  tin*  \Vilmiiii;t'»ii,  N.  C,  Joiinutl,  cl:ite<l  .luly  1>, 
I8(i2,  aiul  f^nHaiiiinj;  the  military  opvratioiiH  oftlif  war,  diirinj;  lli«' 
first  vuir  of  its  fxistciicv,  Inun  the  '*<'<niiii»i«Nsion  of  tin-  overt  ai-t  " 
hv  Major  Amli-rsou,  DeccmlKr  2G,  IS('A).  C'oinpiliHl  U\  tlicCliar- 
k-ston  (  ourlrr. 

Oiiu  (•«>|>v  cjicli  of  tlif  Norfolk  Miyinian,  Jonrnnl  aiul  Jtoff  lUutl:^ 
ilat<tl  OcIoIkt  lo,  1S(>7,  uikI  om"  t-opy  «>f  the  Mrrchnnts  WWkiif 
Tnuir  i'lrritlar,  tlate<l  Ortoln-r  10,  1«G7.  . 

Tlur  following  paper  \va>  al*)  pliuxnl  in  the  l)o\  hy  tlx'  otticers  of 
the  Hotel  Company  : 

"The  Norloik  Hotel  Conipany,  havini;  for  itsohjed  the  erection 
it"  a  new  liot«-l  in  this  city,  was  ineorporatiil  hy  tin*  Worshipful 
t'onrt  of  Norfolk  eonnty,  on  the  *2!»th  «lay  of  June,  18()7. 

The  otfHvrs  of  the  Company  at  the  time  of  ineorponition  were  : 
\V.  K.  Tavlor,  I'li-sident ;  K,  H.  ChamlHrlaiiie,  Tre-.isiirer  ;  Henry 
(ilii<elin,  S'eniarv  ;  Henry  Irwin,  F.  F.  l'\'ri;ii<on,  John  H.  l{t)\\- 
laixl,  .1.  \.  lihMMljicMKJ,  .las.  H.  .Johnson  an«l    Chas.  Iveid    I>irertor<. 

On  the  r.>th  of  April,  18.5S,  the  etnnpany  eontracteil  with  Win. 
Callis,  of  this  eity,  to  hnild  a  hot»l  on  the  corner  of  .Main  and 
Gray  streets,  in  ae«(>rdanee  with  plan-^  and  spe<'ilieations  pivpare<l 
l»y  LiiuK^  Mnrdoeh,  an-hiterts  of  the  eity  of  lialtimore,  Md. 

The  house  then  eontraete<l  for  was  «-alIe<l  tin-  .\tlantie  H<»tel,and 
havin«^  In-en  et)mph'ted,  w:ls  lejw*!  on  the  11th  day  of  .Inly,  18.'>!», 
for  a  jH-riod  of  live  vc:»rs,  to  A.  (J.  Newton,  lormerly  of  Ale.xandria. 
Va.  .\t  the  e.xpiratioii  of  the  term  of  lease,  it  was  aL;ain  ivnted  to 
Mr.  Newton,  who  continued  to  oe«n|>y  it  until  the  Hth  of.Iannary, 
l.S()7,when  it  was  totally  destroyed  l»y  fire. 

The  i-ompanv,  havinij  inerea.-^ed  its  capital  stiK-k  l>y  new  vub- 
scription-i  dett-rinined  to  en'«-t  another  hotel  in  place  of  the  Atlantic, 
and  <-..nlnicl<-«l  with  V.  .1.  Clutter,  of  the  eity  of  Kichmon»i,  \'a., 
on  the  rjth  d'ly  of  Auu'ust,  ISIm.  to  huild  this  hou-e,  which  is  to 
1m'  known  as  the  "  Atlantic  Hotel." 

The  plan  of  this  hotel  w:i.s  di'siirnnl  hy  H.  (i.  Lind,  archit«vt,  of 
the  citv  of  lialtimore,  (one  of  the  firm  which  InrnishtNl  thed<~ii)rn 
of  the  Atlantic)  an<l,  Iw  tin*  terms  of  the  contra«*t  the  hou-.- is  to  Im- 
.-onipletcl  ..n  the  1st  «lay  of  July,  ISC.S. 

The  otti<x>rs  «»fthe  company  at  this  time  wen- as  t'ollows: 

Cha.s.  Reid,  Presiilent  and  Treasurer  :  Henry  (ihin-lin,  S-t'retary  ; 
F.  F.  Ferv:u>on,  S.  K.  I'ornm.  Kader  Jti^iir-.  C.  W.  (inindy.  Cinro 
Burruss,  Thoma>  H.  Rowland,  Richard  Dit-kson,  I)ire«tors." 

After  sin^in^  a  Ma^jnic  Ode,  the  Ma<-tcr  of  Ccrenumic^s,  R.  W. 
Santos,  made  the  followinj:  address: 


ii:; 

■'Mv  Fkiknds — Our  aiu-ioiit  Mn-onic  Order  is  assembled  here  at 
this  time,  l)v  invitation  of  the  Norfolk  Hold  ( "oinpany  tl)r  the 
j)iirj)ose  ot"  layiiitx  the  corner  stone  of  their  new  hotel  with  INIasonif! 
rites. 

Our  fraternity,  as  Specnhitive  Masons,  is  ofieii  called  upon  to 
perform  this  work,  which  is  iiropcrly  the  work  of  thi' Operative 
Masons.  We,  as  Free  an<l  Accepted  AJasons,  have  selected  the  tools 
antl  implements  of  architecture  as  symbolic  eiiblems  most  expres- 
sive, to  imprint  on  the  mind  wise  and  serious  truths.  For  us  all 
the  implements  of  ^lasonry  have  a  beautiful  moral  signification, 
and  inculate  an  im[>ortant  duty  of  life. 

To  symbolize  the  one  we  are  now  about  to  perfi)r(n — the  Opera- 
tive Masons  tries  each  stone  by  the  square,  level  and  plumb — we 
are  taught  to  square  every  action  of  our  life  by  the  square  of  moral- 
ity, seeing  that  no  presumption  or  vain  glory  causes  us  to  transcend 
the  level  of  our  allotted  sj)here  of  life,  and  no  vicious  propensitv 
lead  us  swerve  from  theplutiib  line  of  rectitude.  And  thus,  as  the 
master  worknian  proves  everv  part  of  the  building  true  and  ti'ustv, 
so  will  our  celestial  (irand  Master  accord  t<t  us  the  ])landit  of  well 
done,  good  and  faithful  servants." 

After  the  addi-ess,  Chaplain  Pettit  offered  u|)  a  fijrvent  prayer,  at 
the  conclusion  of  which  the  band  played,  and  the  Master  of  Cere- 
monies proceeded  to  lay  the  stone. 

Turning  to  the  architect,  he  asked  the  question,  *'  What  is  the 
proper  intrument  used  l)v  a  Master  Mason  ?"  and  was  answered, 
'*  The  Trowel." 

Then  taking  the  j)lumb  in  hand,  he  remarked  :  "The  plumb  is 
usal  by  Operative  Masons  to  try  perpendiculars,  the  S(juare,  to 
square  the  work,  and  the  level  to  })rove  horizontals  ;  and  having 
irieil  this  stone,  I  now  pronounce  it  well  formed,  true  and  trustv." 

The  Masonic  consecration  then  took  place.  Taking  corn,  wine  and 
oil,  and  pouring  them  on  the  stone,  he  remarked  :  "Corn  is  emble- 
matical (»f  health,  wine  of  peace  and  oil  of  plenty;  and  may  those 
who  an;  engaged  on  this  building  be  protected  from  accidents,  and 
those  who  are  to  occupy  it  enjoy  health,  nourishment,  joy  and  glad- 
ness." The  assembled  Masons  then  exclaimed  thrice:  "The  will 
of  (Jod  accomplished,  so  mote  it  be;  amen" — the  baml  j)laying 
joyful  music. 

The  trowel  was  then  handed  to  'Slv.  Linn  by  tlu^  master  ot."  cere- 
monies, who  remarkc<l:  "I  now  hand  you  the  trowel,  recognizing 
you  as  a  Master  Mason,  fully  versed  in  the  arts  of  Masonry."  Then 
turning  to  those  assembled,  he  introduced  Caj)tain  .James  Barron 
Hope,  the  orator,  ;us  follows  : 

"  It  is  customary  on  ocatsions  similar  to  this  to  have  a  Masonic 
address.  Our  Brother  Hope  has  kindly  coji.stnfetl  to  serve  nsin 
this  rapacity,  and  I  accordingly  introduce  him  to  the  a.ssembly.'' 


II } 

(':i|t(aiii  llojii-'s  unition  was  a  jrniiKl  one  ami  (lelijrliti**!  tlic  v.-t 
a><>iriiil»I:i;;f.  Tlir  r(>nclii>i(»n  of  tin-  nratimi  finU**!  tlio  cvrctm»iiii->, 
aixl  llif  rrowil  <li>|>t  rstnl, 

OciuUr  lllili.  tin-  Norfolk  ()|M'r:i  IIoum-  wa*  iiikUt  tlio  inanajjo- 
inetit  of  SanlotV:  0».,  with  Mr.  (i«M.r<:<'  Kiinkcl  as  «llr<'<t<»r.  Mr.  K. 
Kihly,  ai  fiiu'  tra;;t'<lian,  «ltlii;liti'«l  our  play-jyiKTs  in  tlu'irn-at  eliar- 
ai-tor  of  Damon,  in  l>ainon  and  I'ytliia^. 

OrtolKT  IStli,  Colonel  CillMTt  ('.  Walker an.l  Dr.  W.  W.  Win;;, 
Wiff  noniinattxl  a.^^  C'on.«i<Tvative  e:in<Ii*Ialt >  fttr  ein-iion  as  \\\v 
lit'prc-entatives  of  Norfolk  in  the  Constitutional  ( 'onvc'iilioa  of  the 
State — a  C<»nvenUon  onlend  hy  the  I'nited  States  Military  Coui- 
nnuulerof  the  Slate,  under  onh-rsfroni  Washington,  (or  the|)ur|Mi  i- 
of  a<loj>tinjr  Ji  nt*w  Constitution  upon  whieh  the  old  "Mother  of 
Slates  and  of  Statesmen"  \\:us  tolM-atliuittetl  "  l»aek  into  the  I'nion." 
[This  was  an  admission  that  the  Slate  A/fJ  Imi-ii  "«/  of  the  Union — a 
virtual  aeknowiedt^cujeni  of  the  ri;;hi  of  Secession,  against  whieh 
the  j^eneral  (Government   had  fou«;ht  solcmg  and  e:irne.sily]. 

Otloln-r  2*id  ami  "J.Jil,  the  two  dele^atts  to  repr»"«eiit  the  eity  in 
the  ."^tali-  Convention,  were  elnHen  l»y  popular  vote.  To  thelil.ieks 
it  was  indeed  a  ioy(iu>oeeasi(»n,theday  havini;at  leni!;th  arrivinl  u|Kin 
which  they  eoulil  e.xcrcise  for  the  first  time  the  lonL'-eoveleil  privi- 
lej;e,tiie right  ol'  franchise.  I.onir  heforethe  honrapj>ointe<I  fiu-open- 
ing  the  pedis,  «lenst'  er«>wds  of  them  congregattHl  at  all  the  |)olline 
plait's,  waitini:  with  feverish  an.xiely  until  they  could  [H-rfonn  tie 
liighi'st  ol)lig:ition  known  tofn-cnu'n. 

The  iMilice  were  siatione<l  in  strong  foroi'  at  each  prreinct,  and  l»y 
their  pn'siMici'  preventcl  any  ••onfusion  and  disord.r  that  miglii 
possiWly  have  arist.-n  undi-r  tiu-  iniu-ual  «'inumstaiic<'s.  Kv«'rylhini: 
passt'd  olVtpiiitly  and  t-ach  voter,  after  ilepositing  hi-  l«;ili'>t.  w;i>- 
riHjuiml  to  make  room  for  th«>se  hehind  him. 

From  the  thorough  orgauizati«tn  «»f  the  negr.Hfj,  iL, ..i'  1-  d 

to  poll  almost  tiu'ir  entire  stnnglh  l>e(ore  two  o'<'|ock,  and  their 
e:irriag<'s  were  kept  l>u>^v.  living  hither  and  thither,  when-ver  a  vote 
wa.s  to  l>e  pickiil  up:  l»nt  the  whiter*,  on  the  «Hmti-:irv,  exhil)it<'»l  a 
strange  ajialhy  and  lisilexsnes^*,  utterly  unaeieout)tald«\ 

The  KepiiMinui  party  in  the  city,  (MuiposiNl  then  (as  it  \^  now) 
almosi  entin-ly  of  negr.x's,  with  a  slight  a<Ulition  of  ear|H^t-l)aggeM 
aiul  sAdlawags,  had  two  candidates  in  the  (ield,  viz :  Henry  M. 
Ii<nv<len,  white,  and  *'  Dr."  Tlioman  Ilayne,  colored.  The  result  of 
the  ekftion  was  a  victory  for  thenegro  party,  as  the  following  v<ite 
will  show — [n«»te  the  dilli-remv  Ixtween  the  white  an»l  the  black 
v«)t« — Il.ill,  was  an  ind<'|x'ndent  c;indidate] : 

Total  numher  of  white  votes  pollcMl  for  the  e:indidate!!«  were:  Col. 
Ciillnrt  C.  Walker,  1,5(»::  :  Pr.  W.ureii  W.  Wing,  1,471  ;  Bowden 
62;  Hall,  7!  ;  Bayne,  .'. 


115 

Totivl  luiiiibor  of  neg-ro  votes  polled  tor  the  oarididates  :  Howden, 
1,.SI();  Bayne,  1,7(58;   Walker,  22;   Win<r,  (J;  Hall,  ;}S. 

Total  mimber  of  while   pulled,  1,57()  ;   nei;T()  votes,  1,823. 

Bouden's  niajority  over  Walker,  ol7  ;  IJayiie's  luajoritv  over 
M'"alker,  2-VJ  ;  liowd.'ii's  majority  over  Wing,  ;)!).")  ;  Bayne's 
inajority  over  Wing,  -"'.OO. 

So,  JJowdeiiand  Bayne  ucic  the  eleeted  delegates  from  the  eity 
of  N^irfolk,  to  aid  in  the  work  ol"  making  laws  tor  the  people  of  this 
State  to  live  niider — wliar  iaw-^  they  made,  are  well  known  to  our 
people. 

Uetoher  26th,  Francis  F.  Butt,  a  resj)eeted  young  citizen  and 
gallant  Confederate  soldier,  died  in  the  36th  year  of  his  aire. 

October  olst,  George  Smith  was  tried  for  the  murder  of  Martin 
Madison,  and  acquitted — Charles  H.  Porter,  counsel  for  the  Coni- 
nionwealth,  and  Colonel  J.  W.    Hinton,  <i)r  the  defense. 

Xovend»er  9th,  our  esteemed  fellow  citizen  Simon  S.  Stubbs 
departed  this  liiein  the  olUh  year  of  his  age,  after  a  long  and  pain- 
ftd  illness  which  he  bore  witii  Christian  fortitude  and  resign  ition. 
lie  was  a  distinguished  member  of  ihe  Norfolk  liar. 

November  16th,  the  Southern  Opinion,  i\  newspaper  ])ublished  in 
Richmond,  thus  spoke  of  the  Norfolk  members  of  the  Virginia 
House  of  Delegates  : 

"  The  Norfolk  delegation,  composed  of  Messrs.  John  Go(^de  an<l 
A.  F.  Leonard,  is  an  able  one;  and  what  is  better,  they  have  no 
antagonistic  interests  to  sever  their  votes  upon  measures  affecting 
the  welfare  of  the  "city  by  the  sea." 

"Mr.  G code  is  a  lawyerof  methodical  mind,  thai  in  it- astute- 
ness reminds  us  of  Edmund  Burke.  He  is  emphatically  an  easy 
speaker — not  easy  in  the  sense  that  such  an  expression  usually 
conveys — but  easy  as  the  How  of  a  strong  current,  that  is  not 
broken,  or  obstructed  or  impeded  by  obstacles,  but  earrie-  ihe 
obstacles  from  their  moorings  resistlessly  upon  its  tide.  He  is  not 
a  studied  orator,  but  nevertheless  he  is  the  most  effective  of  orators 
by  the  very  force  and  correctness  of  his  opinions.  He  possesses  the 
art  of  making  converts  of  those  who  would  otherwise  remain 
skeptics.  Physically  considered,  Mr.  Goode  is  a  beau  ideal  .of 
legislators,  and  though  the  least  presumptuous,  is  the  most  |)romi- 
nent  memi)er  of  tiie  body." 

"  Mr.  Leonard  is  a  deep  thinker  and  planner,  and  some  of  the 
most  valuable  measures  allecting  the  interests  of"  his  section  have 
emanate<l  from  his  brain.  His  intellectual  weight  is  felt  in  the 
House,  though  he  speaks  but  little,  and  then  only  when  the'local 
interest  of  bills  calls  him  fJirih." 

November  17th,  General  B.  F.  Uutler — n/ins.  "Picavnne," 
■'Bea.-t,"  cVrc,  arrived  in  this  city.  When  he  landed,  an  Irish 
hackman  named  A<lams,  be  it>ai<lto  hi-  creilit,  refused  to  allow  the 


Hi; 

(listiii;;iii«.|jiil  (I)  (Jem-ral  to  riile  in  his  «uTiai;i'.  On  the  HUh 
iiistniif,  the-  NMrlitIk    Vinjinuiu  (*(>ntaintMl  th«'  fullowing  artirle: 

•' Thr  S|HM»n.<,  |\»rks  ami  otht-r  arti<*lc'-i  of  Silvt-r  Waiv  in  th«' 
«ity  ol  Norfolk  ht'M  a  nuitinj;  tm  Sunday  cvcninj:,  in  which  ihr 
Conunlttit^' on  I'uhlic  S:ijtiy  r('|»ort«-<l  the  followinij;  |ircanthle  ami 
rt»M4ihiti«)ns  a>  cxuressivr  oCthc  ohjccis  of  the  C'<)nvention  : 

"WiiKKKAs,  wr  an-  rclialdy  inlMiiiic*!  that  the  ininiortHl  hem,  B. 
V.  H.,  has  arrived  in  Norfnlk,  with  his  eves  in^^enionsly  a(lju>l<*«l 
to  look  tw<i  wa.s  at  onee  ;  and 

"NVnKUKAS.it  is  reasonahle  tosnp|M»seihal  he  nunlitates  disinrhin«^ 
onr  doniotie  tran<|nility,  and  hreakin^  njionr  family  rehitions  :  and 

"WiiKKKAs,  under  ihes<'  tirennistances  it  heeonies  tin r,  duty  to 
provide  li»r  our  own  safety  an<l  that  ol'onr  fan)ilie.s;  therefore  be  it 

"/i*..Wn</,  That  the  pr.  >»nt-e  of  I{.  F.  \\.  in  Norfolk  furnishes  ns 
a  warniiii;  whirli  we  >honM  not  di-re;;:ird. 

'^liisofvul.  That  the  hi-st  way  in  which  this  tl;ini;er  shouhllx- 
avoi(h'd  is  taught  in  the  cjinipaifxns  of  IJ.  F,  B.  himself. 

"A''Ao/rrf/,  'J'hat  actinu  on  hints  thus  furnislunl,  we  reeommen<l 
immtHliate  llight  and  concealment. 

".V  Jin^de  of  approbation  ran  round  the  hall  as  tin-  chairman 
coiu-lndeil  his  report.  When  this  snhsith'd,  a  massive  Punch  I^adlc 
aro>e  and  addrcss«'<l  the  chair.  'I'he  Laille  said  that  it  approve*! 
the  report  fully  ;  it  looked  around  the  a.sseml>ly  and  missi^l  many 
familiar  |)in'es  of  plate  ;  it  hejuil  from  all  parts  of  the  country  th.at 
li.  F.  B.  had  an  inexorable  ani-nosity  ai:;u"nst  s|MK>ns,  which  he 
cruelly  tortured  over  a  Hre.  and  reduced  to  the  inferior  condition  of 
injjot.s.  [.\pplauscj.  *  Yo,  Mr.  C'liairtnan,' contimie*!  the  Ladle. 
*  Yes,  I  under-tand  that  butlrri/.ati(»n  and  vulciinization  arc  synony- 
mous terms,  [.\pplause].  The  (|ne>tii«n  as  to  how  we  shall  esc:ipc 
so  «lreadful  a  liite  has  been  well  met  by  the  ( 'omn)itt(^'.  [Si'ns;i- 
tion].  It  only  remains  for  us  to  decide  what  mitlnHl  we  shall  elect. 
For  my  pari,  I  prefer  to  be  bnrietl  at  midniudit  in  an  ob.s«un 
corner.' 

"The  Ladle  then  iuovmI  thr  atlopiiou  of  ihf  n-port  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Sifety.  The  motion  wa-ssrconditl  by  a  large  ami  battert-*! 
Tea  Pot.  The  Te:»  Pot  concurrtNl  in  all  that  had  U'en  .siid  l)y  its 
friend,  the  Ixxlle.  It  s|x)ke  by  experience,  having  nMuain*-*!  a 
whole  year  in  the  northca'-t  corner  of  a  <-;i|>aei<Mis  cistern.  Its 
pix-sent  batterwl  condition  was  to  l)e  attributetl  to  that  fact  ;  but  it 
thanked  IIe:»vcn  it  had  CH^ajH?*!  the  |>erils  of  ("old  water  and  B.  F. 
B.  cjimbiutMl,  and  trust<'<l  that  its  frienils  then  pres<nt  would 
l)c  etpially  l<>rtunatr.  [.Vpplause].  At  this  moment  a  bran  new 
8|>oon,  that  glitternl  like  a  mooul>eatu,  ran  into  the  hall  and  rrie«l 
out,  '  I  saw  a  cro.sse<l-eycd  man  coniinp  this  way."  A  sudden 
clatter  shiM)k  the  room.  Ladles,  S|)oo as,  Fork.s,  Tea-trays,  Scdver^. 
Frns.  Butter  Knives',  Djphes,  and  a  thousand  other  articles  .sprang 


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t(^  their  iW't  in  tli.-  wildest  e(tnriHi()n,  and  l.ulted  iWr  ilic  .loor. 
Durinu'  the  ni^lit  an  extraonhnaiy  sei-ies  of  phinijjs  into  neinhbitr- 
ino-  cisterns  wuto  rcniarUed  on  hv  tiie  wateiinu'ii,  and  it  is  snpposed 
that  the  (Mitire  sn|»|)ly  of  domestic  silver  in  XorTolk  has  Ix-takcn 
itself  to  those  oh!  ianiiliar  haunts  as  a  \\i>c  prccanl  inn  a^:iin~t  oin- 
'  ilisflr,f/uis/i('<l  r/.svVo/'.'  " 

lUitier  left  the  city  that  aftern(»on — the  l!)th. 

Noveniher  2oth,  Sir.  .loim  White,  one  of  Xoriolk's  best  firenu'n, 
departed  this  life  in  the  :V-)i]  year  of  his  ii'j^v.  The  entire  Depart- 
nu'nt  paraded  at  his  tnneral. 

Deeeniher  2d,  at  ni«;ht  a  hu\t!;e  and  onthiisiastic  nieetinu;  of  the 
white  citi/ens  nf  Norfolk  was  held  at  the  Courthouse,  when  the 
Conservative  party  of  the  city  was  systematically  or<!:aui/ed. 
^Speeches  were  made  l)y  (tovcm'uoi  Vance,  of  North  Carolina,  and 
Messrs.  C.  \V.  Newton,  J.  \V.  Hinton  aiul  John  (ioode,  -Ir.  Mr. 
Newton  presided  over  the  nuctino:,  and  Messrs.  W.  S.  Forrest  and 
W.  A.  S.  Taylor  acted  as  ^-'eeretaries. 

December  .'iOth,  a  terrible  storm  |)revailed  here,  which  prevented 
till'  Baltimore  and  l^hiladclphia  >teamers  from  K-avin^-  their 
whar\is  to  make  their  regular  trips   up  the  liay. 

KIGIITKKN  JIU.NDKKI)  A.ND  S^IXTV-KIC  IIT. 

February  1st,  tiic  extensive  barrel  and  stave  factory  of  Messrs. 
Storms,  BainI  c^'  Roper  was  destroyed  by  Hre.  Over  one  hundred 
persons  were  thrown  out  ol"  em]iloynient  bv  this  destructive  cniiHa- 
uration. 

Fel)ruary  6th,  occurn-d  the  funeral  of  Mrs.  Blow,  consort  of 
General  Georo;e  lilow.  A  large  concourse  of  people  paid  the  last 
sad  tribute  of  respect  to  the  memory  of  that  estimable  lady. 

February  17th,  Burruss  S:  RoiL!;ers'  row  of  houses  on  lio:inoke 
avenue  was  badly  damai;ed  b\  tiic  Tlic  alarni  was  sounded  at  "J 
o'clock  in  the  luornin;;,  and  llic  lireiurn  wcic  prom|)tIv  on  the 
spot,  but  couM  not  prevent  a  great  destruction  of  properly.  'I'lie 
whole  district  visited  by  the  Hre  com])rises  a  numbci-  ot"  iencment<. 
which  were  occn|tie(l  as  follows,  and  all  of  which  were  moiT  oi' 
less.lama-cd: 

N<).  8,  Irame  bnildiu^^  wa-  (»c(i  |»ie(l  by  n»'grtKS  in  the  basemmt, 
ami  the  other  floors  by  several  white  families.  The  furniture  in 
this  buildinir  was  l)artially  saved.  No.  10,  on  the  first  iloor,  the 
teletrraph  oflice,  and  the  floor  above,  liice's  job  j)rintiiiij:  estab- 
lishment. No.  12,  S.  II.  Borum's  rKpior  sti^re,  above  which  was 
.1.  Parker  Jordan's  law  oflice,  in  tlu;  rear  of  which  was  Colonel  J. 
UiehM  Lewellen's  sleepin<r  a])artmeMts,  wherein  wasstoivtl  a  <juan- 
tity  of  household  furniture,  all  of  which  was  a  total  los-.  \o.  1  I, 
Merchants'  E.xchange,  over  which  was  the  law  oflice  of  W.  U. 
Pearcc,  with  a  i)icture  frame  factory  in  the  rear.  No.  K),  .1.  T. 
Jones' auction   rooms.     No.    1<S,  yoH/*»r// oflice,  with  editorial  and 


lis 

(•nm|>osinjr  rooms  ii|)-stair>.  No,  20,  A.  E.  Smith's  rpstatiraiit, 
oviT  wliifli  was  iIk»  JoHi'iud  jol)  <»rtitv.  No.  22,  F.  V.  Fitjjuhmi's 
aiKtion  luiii<4'.  with  tlu- ./'»«/•«(//'*{  juli  tjtVuv  uImuxIi'ImIisK  Next  to 
tlii-*  row  was  \\w  ston-  ol'  W.  (i.  WiIiIht,  wliosf  .sUx-k  wjts  coiisiii- 
I  nilily  «laiija};«Hl  liy  wai«r. 

The  h»ss<*s  on  the  sttn-ks  coiitaiiml  in  the  severa*  iKiildinpi  wer«* 
verv  ronsicU'rabK',  i»ritiei|>ally  froiu  water,  and  were  on! v  |)artiallv 
ttivetx'd  l»y  iiisurancf.  The  Juunuil  o\Yu\'  wjls  somewhat  dania'^'Ml 
hy  water.  F.  F,  F»r<^M|son.  auctionctr,  slij:htly  daina^tl  l»y 
\vat«r.  MisM-.  S.  li.  I'M.iuniaiid  W.  (i.  Wei »l kt  h>st  heavily  I. y 
water  and  tlainap-  in  moving  their  sto<'lis.  Mr.  .lonhm's  l<iss  was 
e<»iisi(hTal»U>  in  l>ooks  ami  |ta|KM-s.  (\»lunel  Ix-weUen  lo*t  hcavilv 
in  fnrniture,  ii|H)n  which  then*  was  no  insnrane**.  Mr.  l\i<v  esli- 
n)atHl  the  <hirnaj;e  t<»  his  juh  ofliee  ut  $.J,(M»(),  partially  eoven-tl  l»y 
an  in<nnuie«' <)f  J?2,0  10,  The  teleirraph  (itliee  was  n»ovi"«l  with  only 
tritliiiL'  lo<s. 

Fehrnary  I.")lli,  the  \'lr;/iiiuiii  e<intained  the  loljuwinji  short  i>nt 
sad  st<trv.  It  explains  all  e.\e<'|it  the  name  of  the  l»;i>e  man  wiei 
wron:xlit  the  rnio  spoken  of: 

"  When  the  Forty-tirst  Vir;x'"i:»  K«'.i;iinent  was  statione«l  here  in 
ISiil  and  l.S(;2,  one  of  the  mendnrs  of  (.'onipany  H  in(hie«Hl  his 
wile  to  leavi' her  home  in  I*el«'i>l)nr<;  and  visit  this  eity.  She  <^ime, 
and  afier  remainin;;  for  a  pericwl,  eonehule<l  to  make  Norfolk  her 
home,  at  least  so  h)n};  a-  her  hnshand  rcmainitl.  .Vft«  r  heinj;  hen' 
<ome  nine  months  the  woman's  luishand  lo>t  his  life  l»y  l>ein;j; 
drowned.  C'tMistpiently  she  w:ls  left  withont  a  prolei-tor,  with  hnt 
littl'-  money  and  lew  frien<ls.  However,  snmmonini:  all  her  f«)rti- 
tnde  nntler  the  trying  eirenmst;in(vs,  she  r«.!s«»lv(Hl  to  seek  «'mpK»y- 
ment  and  earn  an  hom-st  living.  Ai-«ordin^ly  a  situation  w:ls 
obtained  in  a  very  re.s|M«<lal)le  family,  and  thinj^s  went  on  snuMithly 
for  some  tinje.  lint  an  *  evil  eye  '  was  in  the  family  mansion,  or  at 
lea.st  visitcnl  it — an  Almshons*-  oflieial.  lie  l>e«-ame  ae«piaint(il 
with  the  wiil«»w,  pai<l  attentii>n  to  her,  a«Klre!vse<l  her,  an«l  re|>ort 
siys  he  enir.«i:e<l  liims«'lf.  All  this,  no  donht,  to  sii(x*e<>d  in  his  l)a»e 
intentions,  whieh  he  finally  a«-e<»mplishe«l.  The  woman,  to  hide 
her  shame,  left  her  home,  and  sonirht  refni;ein  the  lu»nse  of  a  nej;ro 
family  residing  in  the  n|tper  portion  of  the  eity,  who  kindly  ^ue 
her  -helter.  .\  numUT  oj'  ladit?*,  learnini;  her  condition,  visit<"d 
the  house,  and  .nlministenil  to  her  wants.  She  still  remains  with 
the  colon-*!  familv.  and  at  pn>ein  is  in  <piite  destitute  eircum- 
staneis," 

Fehrnary  l!Uh.  the  .Americiu)  Hotel, «tn  Main  street,  nwir  Church, 
kept  liy  Henj.  l'e«ldle  F>rj.,  was  |>artially  destroye«l  hy  fire.  I>o->s 
several  thousand  dollars,  not  (^)Vi'rccl  l>y  insuran«v. 

Fehniarv  2lth,(feorpe  Ixyall  y>*\..  a  former  prominent  and  ii-< - 
till  citi/.en,  de(\;iriM|   this    life  in  the  7:»t h   yrir  of  his  aire.      In    his 


11!) 

youthful  (lavs  he  ivprisentcil  iIk'  JJoroiiuli  of  Xoiiolk  in  the  Loii;is- 
iatiuv,  :uh1  atiorwanls  in  Coni^ivs.s,  His  (Icinisc,  tht)UL!;h  not  iiiifX- 
|)e<'to(l,  was  ojrcatly  (loplored. 

XoNV  ("iiiit's  attain  the  vilo  military  rule.  Tlic  iol lowing;-  order 
from  \'irgiiiia's  Military  Master,  was  tlie  forei-iiiiuer  ot'a  (^reat  deal 
of  troui.le: 

IIi:AiHi'i;s  FiKsr  .Mii.rr a i;y  District,  JSt ate  of  Vircjixia,  ] 
IvioiiMONi),  Va.,  March  30,  18(J.S.       f 
(icniral  Onk-rti  No.  ^33. 

1.  Bv  an  order  issued- from  these  headijuarters  ou  the  2d  day  of 
Ai)ril,  18()7;  all  eleeti<Mis  for  Slate,  county  and  munici]>al  olKcers  in 
Virginia,  iiavintr  heen  suspended  until  the  regulations  prescribed  by 
act  of  Congress  should  be  conijdeied;  and  it  having  been  found 
expedient  to  continue  said  susjxMision  of  elections,  whereby  certain 
elective  otliics  have  become  vacant  by  expiration  of  terms  of  service ; 
and  some  of  the  officers  whose  terms  have  ex])ired  being  ineligible 
for  re-election,  api)ointnientH  will  be  made  by  the  Commanding 
General  as  soon  as  suitable  persons  can  be  selected  to  fill  all  such 
vacancies. 

I  r.  Military  C()mmission(>rs  will  report,  without  unnecessary 
delay,  the  names  of  all  elective  officers  whose  legal  terms  have 
exjiired  ;  stating  whether  such  officers  are  eligible  for  re-election, 
and  if  ineligible,  they  will  also  forward  the  names  of  suitable  per- 
sons to  fill  the  vacancies,  accom]ianied  with  satisfactory  evidence  of 
character  and  qualifications.  Petitions  from  citizens,  registered 
voters,  for  the  aj)pointment  of  any  person  to  office  will  in  like 
manner  be  forwanled  by  the  Military  Commissioners,  with  (Mulorsc- 
ments  as  to  thi;  character  and  cpialifications. 

III.  All  officers  will  continue  to  act  after  the  expiration  of  their 
ollii-ial  terms  as  required  by  existing  laws  until  their  successors  are 
(inalilicd.      iJv  connnand  of  Brevet  Major  General  Schofield. 

S.  F.  CHALFIN,  A.  A.  G. 

()t'foiirse  thr  men  appointed  to  office  by  the  military  powers, 
wci-c  of  tin-  "i)lack  and  tan"  stripe,  and  had  no  respect  for  any  one's 
opinion  except  their  own — and  tliere  was  "the  rub.  ' 

Aj)ril  3d,  the  funeral  of  Captain  Chas.  R.  Grandy  took  place, 
and  was  attended  by  the  members  of  his  old  Company  (the  \orfi)llc 
Liudit  Artillery  Blues)  the  Masonic  fraternity,  the  United  Fire 
Company,  ami  a  large  concourse  of  citizens.  The  solemn  rites  were 
performed  at  the  family  residence  on  Bute  street,  l)y  Ri-v.  Dr.  N.  A. 
Ukeson,  of  St.  l*aul's  Church.  The  deceased  was  elected  Cajjtain 
of  the  Blues  in  the  latter  j)art  of  LStil,  while  the  Comjiany  was 
stalioniMJ  at  Scwell's  Point.  lie  was  re-elected  in  April  1S()2,  and 
was  in  command  of  tlu;  Company  when  Norfolk  was  evacuate<l. 

During  the  seven  days'  fight  around  llichmond,  Capt.  Grandy 
wius  engaged  with  his  battery  in  guarding    Ai)pomattox  river,  and 


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jHrtMrmc  I  the  si-rvio'  with    \vhi<-ii  h»?  was  fiitnistwl   with  <  n-<lit  f<» 
hiiiKM'lt'  and  (tuiiin:!!!*!  midI  widi  honor  tu  the  Statt*. 

AtH  r  ihi-  >v\in  day-'  li<:ht  ihf  hattorv  was  oith-rcil  to  l*ettT>l»iirj: 
Jo  r«'«'ti|RMati'.  In  Ortolwr,  IS(>2,  the  «Hinini:inil  was  or^lere«l  to 
Mr.iiulv  fetation,  ti»  join  (-'hanjltli^s' Cavalrv  IJri^adc,  nntler  whom  it 
jKiriicipat'Ml  in  the  fi^rhts  iK-foie  l*\'<lerick.<l)nrj;.  in  ncf-einUT,  lS«i*J. 
-hoitly  aftrr  which  it  went  into  winter  <jnarter>  in  ( "aroline  eounty. 
In-laiinarv,  1S(;;{,  hi>  !»attery  was  ajpi'ii  orden'*!  to  the  front,  am! 
put  <»n  |ii(ktt  duly  at  I'nitnl  States  Kord,  (»n  the  l{a|>|tahaninH-k 
rivrr,  where  he  rernaini**]  (intil  May,  lst»3.  wlicn  hy  over|Miw«rin<: 
niimU'i>  he  was  ti)r«-e«l  to  fall  haek  in  thedini-iion  of  l'Ve<lericks- 
hnrLT,  di,->(intin;i  ^^allantly  ev<ry  lout  of  ground.  After  reaehiii;:  a 
|)'isiiion  on  the  Mine  road,  ihe  hattery  fon<;lit  one  <;nn  aj;ain<l 
tour  of  the  Fe«K'ral-«'  and  niainiaine<l  its  no-ition  at  short  iim^*-.  The 
-anie  iiii^ht  the  l>attery  moved  forward,  and  remaine<l  in  line  of' 
liattle  all  next  «lay,  wImmi  it  was  relievi-d,  and  orderetl  to  the  rear. 
Shortly  afttTwanls  the  JJines  followe«|  (len,  I/i*  in  his  manh  to 
l\'nn>vlvania,  an<l  retijrnin)^  with  the  foree>,  were  (juarternl  for  the 
winter  in  AllK-marle  county,  \'a. 

In  the  s|)rin<;  of  ISOl  they  move<l  to  the  front  at  the  Wil- 
derness, and  wi-re  actively  t'nj::!!!^^!  in  every  hattlc  until  A|tril. 
ISI).").  wlunthey  were  captured  in  front  of  INfershin-LT,  near  the  plank 
road,  manfully  mainiainin;:  their  position  apiin»t  overwhelming otld".. 
( )iu'  of  the  j^ininers  was  actually  >hot  Ity  a  iMilcral  stddier  wlio  had 
his  havcMiel  in  his  victim,  while  trainiu};  one  of  the  pieces  to  fire. 
Here  thehatterv  of  four  pie<'t'>,  an«l  lifty-eiirht  ollic«'i->  and  privato 
wereca|»tun<l,  tlie  men  heinj;  sent  to  Point  I/ookout,  and  tlu-  ofli- 
ccrs  to  .Johnston's  Islaml,  in  Ii:ike  Krie,  at  which  place,  while  a 
primmer  of  war,  ( 'aptain  ( iiandv  i-ontracte«l  the  dix'a'-^e  ot' which  he 
dit.l. 

A  friend  has  ju><tly  and  tndy  .-ai«l  that  "tlu'  (hntsiswd  in  hi- 
dep(»rtment  was  riKMlcst  and  nnas-uminj;.  untiririi;  and  intlexihle  in 
hif  ihity.  As  a  difciplinarian  he  was  exa«tinjx  hut  just,  studying; 
always  the  interest  of  his  men,  and  striving;  hy  every  nu-ans  in  his 
jHiwer  t<»  su-tain  their  eHieiency  when  calh-*!  u|>on  for  stTvice.  Few 
•  •tlin'rs  in  the  army  of  Norihern  Viririnia  had  a  hriirhter  rwoni 
than  our  <lej>artiHl  friend,  and  hi>  heroic  dced>  ami  manly  viriucs 
are  iiidissoluMy  coniu'«t«Hl  with  the  fame  of  that  jjreat  army  of 
Northern  \'ir>:inia,  in  whos<'  exploits  he  l>»re  wi  hononiMe  a  part. 
;iMd  the  hattery  he  <<imiMande«|  was  w»»rthy  to  sup|K>rt  such  tried 
antl  valiant  infantry  as  the  .luniors,  ('omjKiny  F,  In<le|M'ndent 
t  ireys,  WiHwli-  Kifh>,  Lu<ilow'«.,  Wilson's,  an«l  other  (X)m|Kinies 
fri'iii  thi-  vicinity,  who  ]xirticipat<*<l  with  ^lorioii-^  distineli<in 
throu^diiMit  the  trying  Hi-<nes  «»f  the  late  war." 

April  '.•th,  when  the  military  authoritiis*  (^ill<><i  u|Min  M:iy»»r  .Iii<>. 
li.  Ludlow  tor  a  list  of  the  city  nJli<«ers,  f«>r  the  |>urpo>>e  of  finding 


r_'i 

om  who  amo^^•  ihoin  could  take  tlir  test  oatli,  His  Honor  tuini>lic(l 
Major  Smith,  rnited  States  Army,  with  the  ri<|uire(l  list,  and 
opposite  his  own  name  made  a  note  as  follows: 

"  I  eannot  take  the  oath  called  the  "iion-clad." 

I'\>r  this  reason  the  Mavor  reecivcd  no  written  in(|uirv  a.^  ilid  the 
other  olli.ials. 

.lolin  Williams,  Hs(|.,  the  liiidiliil  and  ellicienl  City  Ke;zistei-, 
rej)lied  to  the  military  inciuiry  with  the  l"ollowin>;- : 

SlK — In    reply   to    your  eommnnication   of  the    7lh  inst.,   1   l»e^^ 

leave  respcetlully  to  say,  that    1  am   neither  applicant  lor,  ntir   an 

expectant  ot"  otliee  ot"  any  kind,  and  that  1  do  not  mean  to  ta-e  the 

oath  ot'olliee  preseiibed   hy  the  act  of  Congress  of  July  2d,  l,S<j2. 

\'erv   respectfullv,  vour  ohedient  servant, 

JOliNWILrJAMS,   Citii  Uiiiixin: 

\\Al.  Driimmond,  the  City  Collector,  rej)lied  as  follows: 

Sir — In  reply  to  yours  of  the  7th  inst.,  J  respectfully  state  that  1 
eannot  take  the  oath  |)reseril)ed  bv  aet  of  Congress  of  Julv  '2d, 
l.S(J2.  Although  1  have  never  borne  arms  against  the  United 
States  (iovernment,  or  sought  or  held  any  oHiee  in  any  Government 
inimical  thereto,  still  J  have  countenaneed,  counselled  and  encour- 
aged those  who  were.      l\espectfullv,  vours,<^'e., 

U.  (I   DkUMMOXJ),   at II  CoKt'Hor. 

Dr.  A.  T.  Bell,  l'h\sician  to  the  Almshouse,  returned  the  com- 
munication addressed  to  him  endorsed  as  follows: 

Siij — ]  had  the  honor  oi"  serving  in  the  Confederate  service  as  a 
surgeon  during  the  whole  war,  and  cannot  t^ike  the  iron-clad  oath. 
Respectfully  vours, 
ALKX.    T.    JJKI.L,    J'lijsirinn  (ol/n    A/mslnni.sr. 

The  ri'plii's  of  the  Constables  to  their  several  notii'cs  were  as  fol- 
lows : 

Xoia-'oi.K,  April  *J,  1S(J8. 
Sir — In  compliance  with  your  comnumication  of  the  .Sth  inst.,  I 
would  state  that  I  have  never  borne  arms  against  the  United  States 
Government,  nor  encouraged  j)ersons  engaged  in  armed  hostility  to 
the  United  States;  but  1  cannot  swear  that  I  did  not  eounti'nance 
my  own  |)coplc  who  were  in  hostility  to  the  United  States. 

\'ery  respectfullv,   Your  obetlient  servant, 
(H':0.   H.   MILLKK,    ron.,tahlr  Cifif  of  yorfolk. 
Ailolphns  Merchant's  communication  is  the  same  as  above. 

Xoui'OLK,  April  U,   1S()8. 
Sii: — In  cipmpliance  with  youi-  (••mmnnication  of  the  8th  inst.,  I 
respectfully  Inliirm  you   that    I  cannot    take  tin-  oath  prescribed  in 
tlie  act  of  ( 'ongress. 

\'ery  respectfully,   Yonr  obi'dient  >ervant, 
.lOilX    FORSYTH,    CousfaUi-    CU,/  of  Norfnfk. 


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NnuF<u.K,  Va.,  April  9,  IS6S. 

Sin — III  n»iii()lian<  V  Willi  yiiiir  (iMiiiiiuiiir:i:loii  of  the  8tli  iiist.,  I 
womIiI  rt-siKftl'iilly  r.|alr  iluit  it  ix  iin|His.silile  tor  im-  to  takf  tli. 
•ojitli"  rf«|iiir«tl.      Wtv  n-siKi'ifullv,  Your  olH>«lii'iit  s»rv:int, 

H.  K'.    TAYLUli,   ('ouj<t,tUr  (U,,  uf  Sorfolk. 

The  Strtt't  Iiis|>«-«tor.  in  re-ponse  to  the  iinjuirv,  replie<l: 

NoiiFoLK,'  April  ;»,  1H(>8. 

Sin — 1  .aiiiiut  lake  lliat  oaili.      I  have  the    honor  to  Ik*, 

\'rrv     n-iM'ct fully,  yours,  iV:e., 
S.    11.    LKK,' >'//•.< 7  Jin<jtrctoi\ 

Thf   S.(..ii»l  W...mI  M.-aMiier  iua<le  the  <;.||o\vin«r  reply  : 

NonKoi.K,  April  i>.  \sr>s. 

Major  I/.  K.  SinifJt :  Sin — In  reply  t<»  your  eoiuiiiuiiicitioii  ol' 
the  Sth.  I  \v«iuM  say  that  I  eaniiot  take  the  oath  prescril>e<l  by 
aet  of  Coiiiiress..     Very  respectfully,  S:i:, 

G.    V.   CLAHK,   Srcoml    W'tiod  Matttuirr. 

I).  \).  |)y»r,  Clerk  of  the  Market,  nplieil  as  follows: 

Sin — 1  uuiiutt  eoiiiply  with  the  eonditions  of  the  iroii-elad  oath, 
umlir  any  <-ireuiiistaii('e<,  pntixt  or  excuse.  Whili-  not  actively 
cii^Mp-<l  ill  llic  war,  Miy  .-ym  pat  hies  were  with  the  c:iu.-''. 

Voui>,  rojiectfullv, 
I),    r..    DVKIJ.    C/nk   nf  ihr  .\l„rbi. 

Ivlwani  Sales,  City  (JaiiLicr:  .I.--,  D.  Kwell,  Sialer  of  Weiphth 
aii<l  Me:i>urc>  ;  and  .loliii  (  ainpiicll,  City  \\'«ii:her,  all  rc|»li«>«l  that 
they  "coiiM  not  con>ciciitioiislv  take  the  oath  ri'<piire«l."     * 

TIh-sc  men  were  true  Vir»iiiiianV  aii'.l  the  nohle  >iainl  they  t«>ok 
will  never  he  liirtrotten  hv  tho.-e  wli«»appie<Matc  honor  ami  truth. 

.\|)ril  2!»th,  Saimiel  \V.  Paul,  one  oi'  our  most  us4'ful  and 
c>teeme<l  citizens,  dcjiartnl  this  life  in  the  (Mth  yrar  of  his  ape. 
He  was  a  tru'.  Christian  gentleman,  and  l»y  his  death  our  commu- 
nity sustaine<l  a  loss  not  .mmuj  to  he  ivpaire»l. 

.Vjtril  .'iOth,  tln'  followin-x  military  appointees  to  ojHee  in  tlii« 
city  (pialilied,  to-wit  :  J.  J.  \N'oo<ll)ridp',  Stnrt  Ins|>e«t<tr  ;  A.  L. 
Hill,  ( 'ity  C«»lle<'tor  :  J.  \V.  'riiompson.  Lieutenant  of  Police. 

May  1st,  Caleh  'J\  Mears,  a  well  known  citizen,  (•ommittnl 
filicide  hy  the  nn-ans  of  poison.  ThedtHtl  was  committed  in  a  Ih»\ 
car  at  the  Norfolk  ami  IVtershurp  IJailroa<l  <l«'pot. 

.May  oth,  the  Common  Council  appoint(d  l>y  the  Military  C.'om- 
mander  held  it-  lirst  meeting.  Tiiis  IhkIv  was  t*ar  mon*  n'siKn-tahlc 
than  the  i_'o«k|  p«i.p|e  of  the  city  tirst  expected  it  would  Ih\  Mr. 
William  '1\  Ilarri-on  w.i.>.  cho-en  Pn-sitlcnt  of  it. 

May  Ilth,.Iohn  Kveiftt,  K-(j.,  of  I^uidon,  Knphnni.  ad«lr«^v>i«-«l 
the  (iti/.ens  at  th«>  City  Hall  upon  the  suhjct  of  direct  trade.  On 
the  next  day  the  lioanl  of  Trajle  hold  a  met'liui:,  with  C«donel 
William  I>:imh,  I'roident,  in  the  chair,  and  Major  William  C. 
Marrow  as  Socretarv. 


12:^, 

Till' nhii'ct  of  the  inci-tiii^-  was  stated  hy  the  I'l'i'sidcnt,  wlK-re- 
U])i>ii  Marsliall  l'ai-i<s,  Ksij.,  inovcil  that  ;i  coiiuniiicc  of  seven  l)e 
uppitinteil  to  tender  the  hospitalities  of  the  Hoard  to  dithii  Kverett, 
Ks(|.,  of  London,  and  invite  him  to  view  th(!  harlxtr. 

The  resolntion  was  unaiiimonsly  adopted,  aixl  the  chair  apj)(>intod 
the  ti)llowin!X  ;i-entleinen  as  a  I'oniniittee  to  earrv  ont  the  arrant^e- 
Mients  in  accordaiiee  with  the  resohition  : 

Marshall  Parks,  James  Y.  Leii^h,  W.  D.  ilevnoMs,  Thomas  15. 
Rowland,  K   T.  Har  ly.  S.  11  unhnr^^or  and  E   U.  Lindsov. 

On  motion,  Colonel  William  Ijamb,  President,  and  Major  \V.  C. 
Marrow,  Secretary,  were  added  to  the  C/ommittee. 

Mr.  E.  T.  Hardy  moved  that  the  Board  of  Trad-  heartilv  concnr 
in  the  thanks  temU'red  Mr.  Everett  by  the  meetin<;  on  Mondav 
nii;ht  fi)r  his  excellent  adiiress  in  l)ehalf  of  dire(_'t  trade. 

The  meetinij;  then  adjonrned,  and  at  half-j)ast  1*2  o'clock  the 
Comniittei'  of  Arraiiixenients  and  members  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
])roeee(led  to  General  Mahone's  rooms  at  the  railroad  oflice,  on  Main 
street,  and  escorted  Mr.  ICverett,  (reiieral  Malione  and  other  invited 
i^nests  tothe  wliarfoffhe  Albemarlcand  Chesapeake  Canal  Comi)anv 
where  the  party  embarked  on  boaril  the  l)ariz:e  Beauty.  The  baro;'e 
was  taken  in  tow  by  a  Uu^,  and  proceeded  towards  the  Xavy-vard. 
.Vfter  which  the  party  viewed  the  harbor  from  the  Xavv-\»ard  to 
Cranev-Island.  Upon  tlieir  return  they  landed  at  the  Atlantic  Iron 
works,  near  Fort  Norfolk,  and  fully  inspected  that  extensive  estab- 
lishment. 

The  Committee  appointed  by  the  Board  of  Trade  made  ample 
provisions  for  the  inner  man  in  the  shape  of  "  ereatnre  comforts." 
(iood  cheer  and  sentiment  prevailed.  Speeches  in  response  to  toasts 
were  made  by  Colonel  Lamb,  Messrs.  iiiggs,  Robinson,  Reynolds, 
Everett  and  General  .ALahone.  About  4  o'clock  the  j)arty  landed 
at  Todd's  wharf,  and  escorte<l  their  i^uests  thront::h  the  city^  visiting 
the  new  Atlantic  Hotel,  and  takini:;  a  bird's-evc  view  of  tlu'  citv 
from  its  lofty  roof. 

After  the  party  left  the  hotel  th^y  |)roc;'eded  up  ALiin  street  to 
(ieneral  .NLdione's  ollice,  where  Mr.  Everett  was  bid  adieu.  He 
thanked  them  kindly  for  the  ciMisideratioii  and  coiirtesv  he  had 
received,  and  said  ''that  his  visit  would  ever  be  cherished  with  the 
liveliest  leelini;s  of  rejjard  and  esteem  for  the  peo]>le  of  the  South, 
who  had  been,  as  bef()rt'  stattni,  so  outrageouslv  misrepn^cntetl  in 
I'jipland." 

May  12th,  the  Select  Council  appointcnl  by  the  military  held  its 
first  meetiui;.     Mr.  Cicero  Burriiss  was  elected  President. 

May  1."),  Mr.  Francis  DeCordy,  who  had  IhH'U  appointed  Mavor 
of  the  city  by  the  military  powers,  (pialified  and  took  his  s(^it.  \\'. 
P.  Hcnnelley  and  S.  I).  Campbell,  Escjs.,  were  appointed,  respec- 
tively, a-  (.'Icrk  of  the  Market  and  Register  (City  Treasurer). 


I-JI 

M:iy  17tli,  tin*  '^t«'ami^»lii|)  Ismc  lit'll.  of  the  ()M  Doriiinioii 
Sttviin.^lnn  ('t)in|»:my,  tirrivi*<l  Iuti' «»u  Iht  lii>t  trip.  S||«'  \vu.s  (xtm- 
im.umIcI  Ity  C'apiaiti  H.  A.  Ruinic.  Mayor  MofTiiinii  ami  inanv 
oiImi-  «lisfiiijrnisli(<l  « iti/cus  of  N«\v  Y<»rk  wort'  cm  ImkihI  hs  (  x«i>r- 
sioii  |KiHSiM»}itM>.  On  till'  2<>tli  of  May  ( wltm  the  IWII  n'tiiriicii 
iVom  KicliiiiiiiHl)  ( 'oiiinio<loiv  N.  I^.  Mf(*if.nlv.  PrcNiilcni  of  tlu* 
(■t»in|»:inv,  rxtrmli'd  invitations  to  tlir  nictul>fi>  of  the  CotuwilK. 
HoanI  of  liadf.  the  I'l-e^-*,  and  of  the  l*onioh»<^lca!  Su-iety,  and 
many  othrr  riti/.cns.  to  a  s|>li>iidid  eolhition  jjiviMi  (»n  lM»artl  the 
new  ship  nnder  lh«'  |M'rsonal  inanaireinent  of  C'ohtnel  Thomas  H. 
W'cMt,  the  j).>pnhir  and  cllieient  A^rnt  of  th«'  Line,  ^(hh'*  hes  were 
math-  hy  >lavor<  I  )e('ordy  and  HoHniaJi.  President  .Mr( 'ready. 
Me.^-rs.  W,  T.  Harrison,  (J.  F.  H.  lyi^i^hton.  S.  A.  Stevens  and 
others,  in  eompliment  to  the  ph*:tsant  (M-i-i-ion. 

June  7ih,  a  «le.«-tnictive  tire  ix-eiirnHl  nn  Main  -treel,  whieh  ahnost 
entirely  tle<.troyed  the  stores  iK'«'npietl  l»y  L.  L.  Hriekhon»e  tVr  Co.. 
sl.oe  nierehant-s,  aJi«l  l*hillips  t^'  /ills'  notion  honsi'.  Mr. 'I'homas 
Waller's  |>hoto<ir.\j)h  «;allery  in  the  upper  |>art  of  one  of  the  huild- 
inirs,  w:us  totally  ili'stroyeil. 

June  Sth,  the  steamer  Ni'IIie  Jenkins  was  tlestr<»ve<l  at  Haird  A' 
Roper's  wharf.      Slie  was  owne<l  hy  C'a|)tain  KolnTt  (iwinn. 

Snntlay  inornins;.  June  2Sih,  the  .Metho<ii>t  Episcopal  Taln'maele. 
on  Charlotte  street,  was  de<lieated  to  the  service  of  Ci<m|  hy  lii.-hop 
I^evi  S«ott,  of  Delaware.  Rev.  ( '.  S.  Williams,  the  pastor,  pre:iehe«i 
in  the  .'ifternoon. 

July  Ith,  "Independenee  Day,  "'  was  joyfully  c«'lel>rat<N|  by  the 
nei^riMS  (if  Norfolk  and  the  carpethai;  an<l  s«'allawa<;  <-lcnient. 
Salde  exeur.Hionists  from  IVtershurj:  and  elsewhere  sjiread  over  the 
eitv  like  l(KMist.s  in  Ej;^*pt — an<l  thus  passe<l  the  omv  '*  glorion.«! 
F.iurth!" 

July  JTth,  Mr.  Alexander  Tunstall  (father  of  Dr.  K.  R  run- 
stall)  departed  this  life  in  the  S2d  year  of  his  ajje.  He  was  one  of 
Norf 'Ik's  ohKst  and   hcst  (-itizens. 

July  'JSth,  Mr.  K.  J.  Myers,  one  of  our  a'je«l  and  highly  oteemed 
Jewish  citizi'U'i,  fell  upon  the  pavement  and  s»'riou*lv  injure*!  him- 
Hclf 

The  first  Demo«>rali«'  pole  rais«'d  in  Norfolk  sin^-o  the  war  was 
eriHte.!  in  the  Fourth  Wanl  on  thenijjht  of  July  *J!Mh  (18<JS).  A 
lari;e  crowd  MsM-mhle*!  to  hear  the  S'ymour  and  lilair  s|><vrhps 
delivered  hy  Colonel  J.  KichM  Lewellen,  Caj>tain  .lohn  S.  Tucker 
an<l  other-<. 

.Vuijust  7th,  the  funeral  of  Colonel  Simon  Stone  t<H>U  place  from 
hi^*  {h\\v\  residence  on  (iranhy  stre<'t,  Kev.  Father  ()'K«i'fe  (»ftieia- 
tin^.  Nearly  all  the  eitv  i»llicia!s  atid  a  larp*  nutnher  of  our  old 
.iti/.ii>  :ift.i».l.  d.  :m.l   paid    the    last  sad    tril.ute   of  respect    1«»  their 


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Au'^ti-l  IDtli,  a  u-.iiiir  oCltasi-  hall  ua>  played  Ix'twetMi  tlic  Marv- 
iaii«l  ( 'liil),  of  IJaltimorc,  and  (Ik-  Crci<2;lit(»ns,  nj'this  city.  TIk- 
Noitulk  Iwtys  were  (U'fi'ated  hy  a  sciiro  of  .S7  to  1(». 

Si'|>trnilH'r  Htli,  Mr.  niMijainiii  A.  Barrum,  a  well  kiKtwii  and 
fispci-tod  citizen  of"  Norfolk-,  died  siidilcidy  at  Fortress  Monroe, 
from  tlio  etlects  of  a  conoj( stive  chill. 

Se|)l<'i>jher  19th,  Mr.  Wm.  S.  l?|»hur,  :iii  old  and  vahidl  citi- 
zen, departtil  tliis  life  at  the  age  of  Oo  years,  lie  always  enjoyed 
the  respect  and  inii)lieit  eontidence  of  his  fellow  eitizens. 

8e|>tend>er  '2(Jth,the  proprietors  of  the  Xorfolh  Mrf/inian,  gave 
an  annual  rece|)tion  snjtper  to  a  nund)er  of  invited  guests,  at  Morri- 
sett's  (luh  lIoH.-e,  on  liank  street,  Speeches  wer.'  made  by  Hon. 
John  Goode,  Jr.,  (Jen.  (ieo.  JUow,  Col.  J.  Richard  Lewcllen,  Col. 
L.  I).  Starke,  C'apt.  Jno.  S.  Tucker,  Capt.  Thos.  F.  Owens,  Capt. 
James  BarnMi  IIo|>c,editor  of  the  paper,  and  M.  Glennan  Esq.,  one  of 
the  proprietors,  and  at  that  time  the  youngest  newspaper  man  in  the 
State.  [Mr.  Glennan  was  also  one  of  the  youngest  soldiers  that  left 
Xortidk  in  <^lef"ence  of  the  Confederacy.  He  entered  the  army  at 
the  age  of  sixteen  years,  and  although  he  was  legally  exempt  from 
duty — not  only  by  age,  hut  from  being  lame  for  life,  he  served 
gallantly  during  the  entire  war.  I']arly  in  1861  he  aj)plied  for 
enlistment  in  a  Xorfolk  Conijiany,  but  was  refused  on  account  of 
his  age,  and  cri|)pled  condition,  lie  afterwards  went  to  North 
Carolina,  and  joined  the3(Jth  North  Carolina  Regiment,  under  Col. 
Wm.  Lamb,  of  this  city.  He  wa.s  captured  at  the  fall  of  Fort 
Fisher,  and  after  the  surrender  of  Gen.  Jos.  E.  Johnston,  was 
brevetted  as  a  Lieutenant  for  his  gallantry.  He  returned  home 
after  the  war,  and  by  his  great  energy  and  |)er,severance  has  gradually 
worked  himself  up  to  be  the  i>o(e  owner  of  the  ViUGlNiAN,  and  one 
(»f  the  best  newspaju'r  men  in  the  State.  Such  an  instance  of  patrio- 
tism and  merited  succes.s  is  well  worthy  of  record.] 

October  8th,  the  new  Atlantic  Hotel  was  formally  opened  to  the 
ptd)lic  bv  A.  (r.  Newton,  Es(|.,  who  gave  a  ma'_Miiticciit  cntcitain- 
ment  to  the  Hotel  Company  ithc  -tockholilers  of  the  bwildingi  and 
many  invited  guest-. 

M(»nday  October  rJth,  the  Washi^^ton  and  Ia'C  Ra/.aar,  a  temple 
of  fancy,  or  fair,  gotten  up  by  the  ladies  (tl"  the  Washington  and  Lee 
Association,  in  .\'orlI)lk,  lltr  the  support  of  Confederate  <  )rphans, 
was  opened  to  (he  |)nl)lic.  Everything  fancy,  useful  and  good  to 
eat,  was  exposed  lor  ,sde  in  aid  of  the  noble  objects  of  the  Associa- 
tion. The  following  ladies  were  actively  engaged  in  the  good  cause  : 
Mrs.  S.  Hodges,  Mrs.  J.  Richard  Lewcllen,  Mrs.  E.  A.  Hallett, 
Mi-s.  F.  Mallorv,  Mrs.  J.  Vi  kerv,  Mrs.  Kader  Biggs,  Mrs.  Wm. 
H.  Bronghton,  .Sirs.  Pinkham,  Airs.  Duncan,  Mrs.  Roberts,  Miss 
Henrietta  Hunter,  Mrs.  Timber  lake,  Mrs.  Hall,  Mrs.  Moore,  Mrs. 


[iiirkliniis*-,  .Mr>.  Saiiuw,  Mrs.  M.  \Vi'iilniiiur,  Mi-s   Kato  S;iiit<^., 
:ii))l  many  fair  a^sintaiits  wIuih-  iiaiii«*s  wt-  cjiiiiiut  tiivi-  Iuti-. 

OitolkT  Iltli,  \va<  clif  Hrst  «lay  ofthc  a-^sctnlilinu  <>f  the  l^JiilnKnl 
and  C'oimiUTi'ial  C'onvtiitioii.  Tlie  rity  was  piily  (lt><«trat»*f|  wiili 
tla^^,  iKiimcrs,  imttt<K'«i.  iVc,  aii<l  tin-  ^rrv.a  «t<»\vi1  |in-!^'nt  lH't<ik<iu'«i 
an  I'lti  •»(*  ^Mt'at  iiiiMurtaiKi-  Tlir  ( 'oiiVi'iitioii  rn»-t  at  tin*  ( )|HTa 
Uoii-i',  and  wa-  i-:illf«|  to  i.r.lrr  l>y  Colonel  Wru.  Ij:inil>,  l*rf>i<U'nt 
i>rilic  Nnrlolk  lioai-tl  oflVaiK'.  |)«'l(':j:»t<'.s  were  in  alt(*n<lan(>- fVoni 
\'iit;inia,  North  Carolina,  South  Carolina,  TcnnrsMH-,  Alal>ania, 
K«ntiifky,  and  <»tlHT  States.  Tlif  (\»nvcntion  \va«^  held  in  the 
interests  of  diro-t  tnide  with  F2iiro|M',  with  Norlolk  as  the  shi|>;)in;; 
port  ior  the  S)nth  and  \Ve>t.  Col  (n«<irire  \V.  liollinjr.  <»f  IVli-rs- 
\nir<j[,  |iresi<le<l  over  the  UkIv,  whieh  was  insi^^it»n  loiirdavs.  Our 
eity  was  tillnl  with  visitors  and  they  were  royally  ent4Ttaine<) — it 
was  a  rejjidar  jnhilei' oet^tsion.  The  nninher  of  dehsrjitos  pn'st-nt 
exeee<Kil  two  thons:ind. 

OetoInT  27lh,  t\v«»  yonni:  "hmi — (Toorjre  C.  I->evereux,  and  'I'ho-. 
(^nly,  eniraijed  in  a  friendly  wre^t I ini:  inat<'h,  whetj  Only  was  thrown 
l>v  his  ()|»|»onent  and  s(»  liadly  ininre<|  that  he  jlii-*!  in  a  few  hour*, 
i'he  alliiir  e:ui<e<i  a  i^reat  deal  of  sadiu'ss,  as  the  yonnir  "un  wen- 
i;iM)d  friend-,  and  wre-fle<l  onlv  lor  Iriendlv  s|M»rt. 

Di'eeinher  ITlh,  Miss  Lanra  Keene.  the  New  York  Actress, 
apix'are*!  at  onr  C)|>en»  Honse,  in  the  U>:intif"ul  play  of  "I  lniH«'«l 
Down."  She  essjiyed  the  ehan»et«'r  of  **Marv  Iyei<:h"  and  deliirlit<-<l 
a  larLfe  amlioneo. 

KHillTKKN     IHNhKKK    AND    SIXTV-MNi;. 

Jannary  l<>ih,  .laiiu  s  \\'o<»dhon-<',  an  ai:«>l  and  n-spts-tcii  eiti/en. 
departed  this  lif,.. 

January  *J'}th,  Mj'ssrs.  Hnrrow  tV  White's  dnit;  store,  on  Chnnh 
street,  was  <Kstroye«|  l>y  tire.  I/»ss  not  fidlv  eovennl  l»v  insnrintv. 
S'viT.il  other  sti'res  in  the   vieinity   were  tlaniajre<l. 

Felirnary  1st,  Charles  V.  MeCoy,  a  printer  Ky  tra«l<',  and  former 
menilK-r  of  the  .Norfolk   Inde|K'ndent   (iniys,  «lepart<'«l  this  lite. 

F«'l)r«iary  !Uh.  .Mr.  .\ndrew  Si"jonrney,  one  of  our  pnhlie  spirilol 
eiti/.ens,  die«l  in  the  eity  ot"  iJaltin)ore.  flis  remains  wt-n-  iiron^ht 
home   for  inti-rnient. 

•Man-h  lioth,  I'.dwanl  Lakin,  th-  Uloved  and  elheit'iit  Cajitain  of 
(he  Cniteil  Fire  (Vunpany,  die<l.  He  wa-  a  ^illant  Confe<|<T;»te,  a 
linivo  fireman,  a  kind  and  Lrenenuis  man.  and  an  useful  eitiz<'n. 
I'eaee  to  his  a-he-,  and  res|nH't  to  his  memory. 

April  oth,  Messrs.  I 'ullen  »V:  Pienv's  e:irriaj;e  faelory,  on  Union 
-treet,  was  dtvtroyjil  \>y  tin* — the  work  of  in<^ndiari(»s. 

May  r2th,  Colonel  (iillH-rt  C.  Walker,  add n»s«c<l  a  mootintr  of 
eitiz4n>-  upon  the  |Mditi<-:d  issuo  of  the  day.  This  was  his  tirst 
political  -peot'h  in  Viririnia,  and  the  <HMnmene<'ment  of  his  lirilliant 
and  vietorions  ezimpjiign    as    the  cmdidat'-   for    (iovernor,  atrainst 


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Hciir\     il;ipj)y    WClls,   liu-    (.•ar|)ct-l)aii;>i-('r    ami  K;i(lical    i';m(li<l:U(\ 

Jiiiif  LMst,  till-  \.>rli)lU  Cily  and  I'riiurss  Amic  Couiiiy  C.'onstr- 
\ati\('  { ■(•iivt'iitioii,  ciillod  to  iioiiiiiiatt' a  caiididato  tin-  tli'j  State 
Senate,  nxt  at  tlie  ( "onrtlionse.  ('dlnnel  Ijewellen  ealled  the  lueet- 
iiii;  to  order,  ar.d  Mr.  ImIimu  AlKii  \va-  made  eliairnian.  Major 
•las.  K.  Milli-an  nominated  Mr.  W.  1 1.  I  Jurrouglis,  of  Princess 
Amie;  Mr.  Charles  Sharp  nominated  Col.  Walter  H.  Taylor,  ol" 
Norfolk;  whereupon.  Major  MilliL;an  withdrew  Ills  nomination  in 
favor  ot"CV)l.  Taylor.  On  motion  ot'.ludire  (Jeoroe  S.  C)ldHcld,the 
nonunation  of  Colonel  Taylor  was  adopted  hy  aeclaniation — tiiiani- 
nionsly. 

June  "iSth,  a  Con-;ervative  Convention  was  jield,  liy  wlii.h, 
Ale.ssrs.  W.  11.  l>urroui;hs  and  A.  S.  Se«!;ar  were  chosen  as  eandi- 
ilatcs  lur  election  to  the  lIous<'  of  Deleii;ates  frotn  Princess  Anno 
<-ounty,  and  this  <'ity.  These  gentlemen  were  also  unanimously 
nominatcil.  [Xorl<)lk  city  and  Princess  Anne  county,  toj^ether, 
were  only  entitled,  at  that  lime,  to  one  Senator  and  tiro  Delegates.] 

duly  1st,  the  revision  of  the  registration  lists  w;i.s  iinished,  and  it 
was  shown  that  the  white  majority  in  the  entire  eitv  was  onlv  Si. 
['*  The  boys"  had  hanl  work  to  do  then,  sure ;  !)iit  i;  i-n't 
so  now].  At  that  time  Major  Ceneral  Canby  was  in  comnian-l  of 
Virginia,  and  he  did  all  he  could  to  encourage  the  Ivailical  i)arty, 
and  to  helj)  Wells  against    Walker. 

July  4th,  a  colored  picnic  was  enjoyed  by  a  large  number  ol'our 
sable  citi^cens  below  Fort  Xorfolk.  While  some  of  the  party  were 
returning  home  in  the  afternoon,  a  row  boat  cap-ized  and  live  little 
girls  and  one  boy  were  drowned. 

July  Gih  was  election  day — the  first  State  ((lection  that  our  peoi)le 
were  permitted  to  hold  since  the  war.  The  State  Constitution 
framed  bv  the  "  Jihutk  and  Tan  "  Convention,  was  submitted  to 
the  people  lor  adoption  or  n;jection,  with  certain  very  objectionable 
clauses  >ubmitteil  to  a  separate  vote.  These  clauses  were  defeated, 
but  the  balance  of  the  Ciuistitntion  was  ado|)ted,  and  Colonel  (iil- 
bert  C.  Walker  was  triumphantly  elected  Governor,  over  H.  II. 
Wells,  the  negroes'  candidate — and  that  was  the  death  blow  to 
Kadicali-^ni  in  Old  N'irginia.  [Oh  I  glorious  dav — brave,  victt»- 
rious  Walker!  "  Methinks  I  .see  thee  -till  "]•  "^V^'""^'  '">:ii«>''»ty 
in  the  city  over  Walker  was  7f)  ;  Colonel  Taylor's  majority  (lor 
State  Senate)  in  the  city  over  Major  J.  X.  Croft,  wits  15  ;  majority 
for  the  Constitution,  o,8(l.'J  ;  majority  iif/ainsf  the  objectionable 
clauses,  5.  [The  elau.ses  stricken  from  the  Constitution  by  the  votes 
ol"  the /<o«c.s<  people,  were  known  as  the  "test  oath"  and  "dis- 
franchi.sing"  (-lanses].  Mr.  A.  S.  Segar  was  elected  as  a  Delegjite, 
and  Coloiud  Walter  II.  Taylor,  as  .Senator,  by  small  majorities. 
[Mr.  Iiurronghs  wa- defi-ated  by  Ileniy  M.  J^>()wden,  Radical].  At 
this  election  Norfolk,  as  well  :u<  the  State,  rej)udiated  Uadical  ruK-. 


I  '2s 

July  7tli,  our  (joople  weiv  f:ill(tl  iijioii  to  nicmrii  the  •Ictitli  of 
aiiotlirr  oM  citi/cMj — Mr.  I>.ivi<l  Cnrpri'W,  \vIm>  diiil  in  tlie  .-i\t\ - 
rn>t  viar  nf  his  :»<xc. 

At  iiiirht,  .Inly  7th,  the  city  wax  illiiiMinat<i|,  :iiiil  a  ;;raml  jolli 
lii-ation  |inH'«-H-.i<>n  nianhrd  to  thu  Athiiitic  llotrl  to  mn^jnittihitf 
ColomI  NN'alkiT  Ujioii  his  chitioii.  The  (Johnu'l  a«hlrfv>4'«l  the 
crowil  in  a  ha|»|>v  ami  ph-as'inl  nianncr.  SiuHx-hts  wnx-  al>'«  made 
l.v  Hon.  .Ichn  r>.  \Vhil<lic--a<l,(\>lonrl>  llint<>n  uixl  lihiw.  Mavor 
D.Carcly.  S.  A.  St.vcns.  II.  1).  (Jhist'lin,  C"<iKmuI  L.  D.  StarUr, 
W  .  II.  ('.  KIlis  anil  Arthnr  S.  S-^ir. 

Aii;:n>-t  (jtli,  some  »Iistiiij;nislMtl  citizen.s  of  (leoriretown.  J).  C, 
ma<l»'  an  ix<iirsion  to  Norfolk  on  the  stoan)ir  W.  W.  C'oit,anil  win- 
entertaintil  at  the  Atlantic  H»»tel  l»y  onr  city  authorities. 

Au;:nst  21st,  Mr,  W.  .1.  Ho/ier's  •rnw-ery  store,  <orner  of  Char- 
lotte and  Bute  stre«'ts,  was « lest foyiil  Jin-.  Loss  abont  .<'),<MK> — not 
insure<l. 

vS'ptenilMr  2A,  Dr.  Ilolurt  S.  .\(\\i..ii  ;i<l<lr(-»c»|  the  nM-rchanls 
ot'  Norl«)llx  in  the  intcrc-ts  ot"  the  .Mciliicrran«-an  ant!  Oriinial 
Steam  Navi;pition  ('oin|»any  of  New   York. 

ncparted  this  life  Septi-niU'r  2<1,  after  a  lint:erini;  illnc»,  I'nrM-r 
•lohn  I)eltrec,  one  of  onr  oldest  and  most   c-tccmeil  l"clliiw-<-iti/,cns. 

Sunday,  Septemher  rJth.thc  Fire  Department  and  ( >dd  l\ll«iws 
•'scort«'<l  to  their  la>t  re^tiuLT  |>lac«'  the  remains  of  Richard  L.  .Nel- 
son, who  di«d  on   Fridav,  the  jdth  instant. 

Sptend>er  ISth,  ( Uliccr  (iei»rice  S-idtalns,  ni'  the  city  policv 
force,  shot  and  kille«l  a  soMier  nannnl  C'harhs  11,  Smith.  »)f  C'oni- 
panv  K,  17th  Kei;inieut  I'nite*!  St;ites  Infantry.  Snnth  an«l  his 
cunmides  resistctl  the  ollii'cr  ( while  aftemptiu<r  to  arrest  them  for 
ilisorderly  cnn<lnct>  and  threat«J)e<l  his  life,  Mr.  S'ldtatns  was 
tried  and  acipiittnl  on  the  j^ronnds  of  havin;^  acte«l  purely  in  self- 
deltMicc. 

,S'piend)cr  25111.  Mr.  I'ranklin  (i.  .Moon,  another  olil  <itiz<-n, 
departe<l  this  life.  He  lia<liM>.ii  a  faithful  ( "ustomhouso  oflitvr 
for  a  numlier  of  years. 

OctoherSth,  Rev.  Father  I'arreii,  a  former  citizi'U  of  Norfi>lk, 
di^^l  in  Iiyncld)ur;r,  \'a.  He  was  e^hu-atixl  in  Ktunc,  and  was  a 
priest  of  LT^'at  promi>ie  ami  popularity,  ami  onl\  thirty  years  of  ap'. 

OctoUr  1  1th.  (Jeneral  d.  H.  Mairru.lcr  .leliven-il  a  lecture  in 
Ta/^'well  Hall,  on  Mexico,  Maximilian  and  Carlotta.  His  audiiiux- 
w:i.-*  delii^htui  with  I  he  histori<-al  and  int«lleetual  tre:»t. 

OctolxM-  17lh,  the  HojM-  Fire  ('om|viuy  lef't  thi^city  on  Imard  the 
SteamiT  (iettrp'  Ix':iry,  lor  Wilmington,  Di-laware,  to  pay  a  vi»it  to 
WiL^hinuton  Fire  Company,  of  the  city  m.incvj.  The  (Vmipany 
retuructl  (  KtoU'r  2.'M,  well  plciMHl  with  their  trip  and  the  courte>y 
exteude«l  by  their  I H'laware  frien«ls. 

OctoU-r  27tli.  the  tunend  of  ( Jeor^'  Ih-amMc  to..k  plac«'  at  (  liri-f 


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Cluiri'li,  Rev.  ().  8.  Hartcn,  ollii-iating.  The  riiiircli  was  crowded 
with  sorrowiiiij  iViends  of  tlio  lamented  deceased. 

December  7th,  the  meml)ers  of  the  Natiotial  IJoard  of  Trade 
(composed  of  distinn;iiished  men  from  tlie  larj^e  cities  of  the  North 
and  West)  paid  a  flyiiii;  visit  to  Norfolk.  An  eU'gant  eiitertiin- 
nient  was  given  to  the  visitors  at  the  Atlantic  Hotel, and  next  day, 
tlie  8th  inst.,  they  M'ere  complimented  with  an  cxcnrsion  trip  to 
Ohl  l*oint,  on  tlie  Steamer  (leorge  Leary,  of  tlie  Old  Bay  Line, 
which  was  greatly  enjoyed. 

KIGHTEKN    UlNnUKD  AN])  SKVKXTY. 

Jannary  1st,  the  Steamer  Astoria,  the  largest  iron  steamer  ever 
built  here,  was  launched  at  the  Atlantic  Iron  Works.  The  launch 
was  witnesseil  by  a  large  concourse  of  people. 

January  oth,  the  ladies  of  the  Washington  ami  Lee  Asso(;iation, 
gave  a  calico  ball,  which  was  largely  attended.  The  receipts  were 
applied  to  the  sujjport  of  Confederate  orjihans,  in  jiccordance  with 
the  objects  of  the  Society.  This  pleasant  atfair  was  under  the 
management  of  Miss  Kenrietta  Hunter,  the  eflicient  and  patriotic 
President  of  the  Association. 

Jaiuiary  18th,  a  large  meeting  of  the  citizens  of  Norfolk  was  held 
at  Tazewell  Hall,  to  give  expression  to  their  views  concerning  the 
consolidation  of  the  railroads  from  here  to  Bristol,  Tennessee,  and 
the  Clifton  Forge  connei'tion.  Speeches  were  make  bv  Hon.  John 
(ioode,  Hon.S.  McI).  Moore,  Hon.  Thos.  S.  Boc(.ck,  Maj.  Jno.  W. 
Daniel,  and  others.  The  Committee  on  Resolutions  then  submitted 
'he  following,  which  were  adopted  unanimously  : 

"AVWrrc/,  That  wehave  listened  with  great  inti-restand  pleasure 
to  the  able  addresses  of  the  distinguished  gentlemen  who  have  ad- 
dressed us  this  evening  on  behalf  of  the  proposed  extension  of  the 
Southside  Railroad  to  Clifton  Forge,  on  the  line  of  the  Chesaj>eake 
and  Ohio  Railrt)ad. 

'^Jicsolvedy  That  we  hail  with  lively  satisfaction  the  movement 
which  has  been  recently  inaugurateii  "by  our  fellow  citizens  of 
Lynchburg,  and  other  communities  in  the  Southside,  which  ha<  for 
its  objwt  tlu' completion  of  the  proposed  connection  between  Clifton 
Forge,  by  tlie  most  eligible  route  which  may  lu'reafter  be  indic:ite<l. 

^^Jieso/vcd,  That  in  the  opinion  of  this  meeting,  the  j)eo^)le  of 
Norfolk  will  be  foimd  reatlv  and  willing  hereafter  toco-operate  to 
the  full  extent  of  their  abilitv  in  the  completion  of  the  proposed 
extension. 

'^Ii>,so!irtI,  That delegates  be  appointed    by  the  chairman 

of  this  meeting  to  represent  the  city  of  Norfolk,  in  the  (Jeneral  Con- 
vention, which  has  l)eeii  called  to  meet  in  the  city  of  Lynchburg." 

After  the  adjournment,  the  delegation,  eseorte< I  by  the  Board  of 
Trade,  members  of  the  Select  and  Common  Councils  and  the  invi- 


I  :?o 

t<M|  jjlHNtx,  |inK-<<«Hlnl  to  tllP  Nation-.il  Hotel  where  :i  IxMiiitirul  «itll:i- 
tiiMi  li:i<l  U'eii  |>re|tare<l. 

.lanitarv  *J-J«I,  Lewis  \V.  Wei. I)  was  remove.l  from  the  positional 
CoUet'tor  of  this  I'ort,  ami  Luther  Ixe  .Jr..  M'><|.,  a|>|H»iiiteii  in  hi> 
(ihuf.  The  only  e:m>e  of"  ihirt  «"han«;e  was  (Jen.  (irant's  preli-reniv 
III"  a  (•ar|H't-l»au'i:fi-  t<»a  naiivi- — [tMieofCirant's  chief  ehaitieteristit-s). 

lMl)rnarv  lid,  a  fire  iK'enrnsI  at  the  corner  <if  Main  street  and 
I^iyall's  lan<',  whi«h  .j.-stroye.!  H  l'(<|«lle'>  re«tanraiit,  D.  1*.  Morris' 
cii^ar  store,  K.  Leitiianit's  shoe  shop,  \\'ashin;:ton  iV  Hunt's  h.iriNT 
shtip,  and  Kiehard  Li-e's  ••lnl»  room.  A  lir<-man  naine<|  Charles 
.lames  was  had ly  injured  at  this  Jiic,  hy  a  |>oriiou  of  the  front  wall 
of  thel)nrnin<;  hniidin^  l'allin|;  upon  him. 

Feliruary  lOih,  Miles  <\:  ( "i-e*kninr's  elothin;X  •'^taMishmenl.  .\o. 
7  Market  S.|u:ire.  was  also  <h'siroye«|  Ity   fire. 

l-'ehrnary  12th,  Mr.  Samuel  IL  IIimI^cs,  an  'honore«l  <iti/eii  ami 
an  uprii:ht  Mason,  «lied  at  his  re^iih-nee  on  ("umlKrIaini  stnei.  !!<• 
was  hnrieil  with    Masonic   hoi.nrs. 

l''«'l»rnarv  loth,  Henry  Carroll,  an  estimahlevoiuij;  man.  <leparle<l 
this  life.  He  was  a  fitrtner  m  nd)  r  of  the  "Norfolk  ,Inni<trs,"  and 
was  dis:d)led  hy  a  wound  receivt^l  in  lialtle   May  Sth,  1S()4. 

Kehruary  2Sth,  Seth  March,  a  prominent  inenhant  and  rcs|>ci-te<i 
citizen,  dic<l  in  the  "»Sth  vi-ar  of  Ins  a>i«'.  He  was  hiirio*!  Niarch 
'2t\,  from  the  Cnmheriand  Street  I'aptist  Church. 

.Manh  lUth,  Lewis  lvos4>,  a  litrnier  irallant  meinlier  of  the  Nor- 
folk lilues,  departed  this  life.  He  was  a  faithful  clerk  in  Messrs. 
ALA.  tV  C.  A.  Santos*  drui;  store,  and  won  tlnM'onlideut'i- an<l 
esteem  not  only  of  his  einj>loyers,  Imt  of  all  who  knew  him.  He 
left  a  wile  and  two  youn;:  children  to  mourn  his  untimely  (h'ath. 

March  'J.'id,  Dr.  Samuel  .1.  iJrown  departed  this  life,  after  a  hrief 
illms-s.  He  was  a  talent<tl  an<l  popular  physician,  and  his  de:Uh 
was  «leeplv  lamente<l. 

March '.Msi,  (;overnor  Walk.r's  "  :\Ic...ai:c  to  NLm.r  DcConly" 
was  ri-tvivetl.  and  hroULrht  with  it  ^cmkI  tidini^s,  Hcix*  is  a  copy 
of  it  : 

CoMMoSW  i:Al.ril   .«K    VllKJIMA,    KXK<  triVK  ORPAnTMKNT,  ) 

KiciiMoNn,  March  .".(»,  Is7().      j 
"//"/».   J'finti'i.'i  Jh(  iiitlii,  Mntinr  nf  flir  Citi/ttf  A'or/"//."  .* 

1)F_M{  SiK — Ln<'li»sc«l  plcsi.s*-  find  Coinmissi(»ns  for  the  Council- 
men  of  the  citv  ol  Norfolk.  I  have  to  re«]uest  that  you  c;iusc  the 
saujc  to  he  deliverc<l  to  the  scvi-ral  apjviinUn's  to-niorrow  n)ornin<r. 
and  sniuinon  a  inectinj;  of  all  the  nicmlMTs  to-morrow  evonintr.  at  ?< 
o'chwk,  for  the  pur|K>s<'  of  orpini7.alion,  after  ipialific:ition.  As  .'^xm 
as  ori^nni/e<l,  they  will  procee<l  under  tin- charter  to  elect  a  Keconlcr 
and  v\hlernjen,  ati«l  then  a  Sehvl  CV>un«-il.  The  oaths  of  oHicc 
tnav  Ik'  taken  liefore  a  majjistr^ite,  Judjre,  or  notary  pultlic,  and  the 
1  Ith  .\mendmrnt  oath  mav  Ik-  forwanl^l  hv  mail  to  the  S^'cn-tan* 


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of  the  I 'oinmonwc-.iltli  to-morrow.      Please    attciiti  lo  tins  ))roiiij)tlv 
aiul  ni.li-(>,     '•Voiirul.LHlicntservimt,  (J.   ( ".    WAI.KKR." 

'riu'  I'olldwiiii:  is  a  t'orrect  list  ul"  the  naiiics  iiccomiKiiiviiij;-  tlie 
ahovt',  Iroin  wliich  were  selocted  tlic  iiiaiiisl rates  of  the  cjtv  and  the 
iiieinbers  of  the  Seleet  C^oiineil  : 

.1.  H.  WliiU-lu-ad,  Juhii  K.  Dovie,  J.  Moiitsoiiu'rv,  K.  Vance,  K.  C.  Tavlor, 
Saniiiel  K.  Hoiiim.  V.  D.  (Jronor,  T.  M.  \Vils<.n,  (ieo!  K.  Maltbv,  K.  W.  M.'.ort' 
S.  A.  Stevens,  S.  K.  Wiute,  \V.  K.  Allen.  \V.  W.  Win-  W.  H.  DeirRS.  (".  !I.  K..w- 
ImikI,  M.  Ifowell,  (J.  K.  Wilson,  A.  (H)eriKiorler,  Wni.  Kosson.  P.  Dihvorili,  V. 
\V.  (irandv.  .■<.  (i.  'Ctaile,  W.  T.  Harrison,  Jolin  A.  Kosson,  Tiios.  II.  Welili,  A. 
A.  .Mc(iill.Mi,i;!i,  Jas.  J^ei'l,  Win.  Lamb,  C.  Hilliips.  K.  C.  llol.inson,  .\.  (i.  .Mil- 
haiid.  (;.  \V.  (owdeiy,  \V.  W.  Gwathniey,  J.  V.  White. 

The  Cointnissions  were  |)roiii[)tlv  delivered,  A  meeting  of  the 
new  Conned  took  phiee  0:1  the  evening;  of  the  31st  iiist,  and  Mr. 
Clias.  H.  Rowland,  was eleett^l  Recorder.  The  foHowing  Lrontleineii 
were  then  elected  a.'*  Ahlermen:  Me.-.srs.  E.  ^''a^ce,  .lolin  K.  DovIe, 
T.  M.  Wilson,  C.  W.  Cirandy  8r.,  Joh.i  H.  Whitehead,  das.  Reid, 
A.  A.  Mc('idlono;h,  and  Win.  Lainh.  Mayor  F.  DeCordv  was  then 
nnaniinon>ly  elected  Mayor  to  till  the  nnexj)iied  term  oi'that  olliee. 

This  was  a  eompliment    whieh  .Mr.  DcCordy  scarcely  expected   to 
receive,  hut  which  hi'  really   (K'scrved,  for   he    had  been   a  just  and 

mpartial  otlicer]. 

April  1st,  the  Council  held  an  adjourncil  mcctinu' and  elccitcd  tiie 
following  oflicer.s  : 

("ity  Kegister,  S.  S.  Dawes;  City  Collector,  Andrew  L.  Hill;  City  ."Ysses-^or,  J. 
C.  Saunders;  City  Attorney,  Thos.  W.  I'eircc  ;  vStreet  Inspector,  J.  J.  Wood- 
bridge ;  City  Ciaugor,  Kdward  K.  Sales;  City  Surveyor,  John  F.  Dezendorf;  Clerk 
of  tlie  Market,  V\'.  P.  Jlennelly  ;  Keeper  of  .\hnshonse,  Win.  Hawkins  ;  Plivsieian 
to  Almshouse,  Dr.  K.  D.  (irainier;  Weigher  of  Hay,  Peter  Powell ;  Sealer  of 
Weights  and  .Measures,  V.  (i.  Storey;  Wood  Measurers,  M.  .1.  Walker  and  G.  F. 
Clark  ;  Captain  of  the  Wateh,  Kdwin  M  (Iray  ;  Lieutenant  of  tiie  Watch,  C.  C. 
Henson ;  Cai)tains  Hi]>kins,  Chamberlaine  and  Phillips,  were  elected  as  Port 
Wardens  ;  Captain  John  (jihbs  and  .\.  liaum,  were  appointed  Harbor  Masters. 

April  7th,  the  officer.s  of  the  Danish  (Jorvette,  Tho",  (then  lying 
in  our  harbor),  were  entertained  at  the  Atlantic  Hotel  with  a  magni- 
ficent dinner,  given  by  oiir  energetic  young  townsman,  Samuel 
Kimberly  Ks(j.,  of  tlu;  firm  ofKimberly  lirothcrs.  The  afliiir  was 
i-a-Jicrrlw  in  every  resj)ect,  and  was  duly  appreciated  by  thcvi.-itors, 
who  unite<l  in  j)roclaimiiiiX  "Sammv"'  to  be  the  "Prince  of  o-ooil 
fcll..w>." 

April  Sth,  the  Mcthndi.-t  lvpi-i-()])al  Sunday  School  Coiucntion, 
which  had  been  in  se.«.sion  for  f()ur  days,  adjourned.  liishop  1).  S, 
Doggett,  D.  D.,  was  elected  President  of  the  State  Sunday  School 
A.>'.s<K'iation  by  this  Conventicjii. 

April  IHh,  William  If.  Burn.ugh-,  E-Mp,  (pialilied  as  Judge  (.f 
the  Corporation  Court,  upon  a|>pointment  by  the  Ix!gislature,  to 
succetnl  Judge  Ji.  J{.  J*\)ster,  who  held  tiie  jiosition  bv  ndlitarv 
appointment.  On  the  12th  instant  Judge  liurr<>ughs  took  his  seat, 
anil  "  Mr,  Foster  "  retired. 


April  rjtii,  the  JioanI  of  Tr.idf  lu-M  an  iin|H>rfant  and  animutol 
iiic<'liM^  in  ivjranl  to  tlic  Itill  iHlon-  tlu-  Lfi:i>latnrt'  to  i-onKtlithit* 
tlic  lin«*  ot"  railroads  l)C't\v«-<'n  Norfolk  and  liri-tol.  After  iniuli 
tll^iU.vsion  tlif  t'ollowinjj;  resolutions  xmil'  adiipltnl : 

"  HeiMiIvitl  \>y  ihe  Norfolk  Hoard  of  Trmle.  Thai  wi-  hi-artily  de<«irr  the  contol- 
iil.ntioii  of  the  Siutli<ii<lf  liiu- of  milroadM,  ctnlinu-in^  llie  Norfolk  niul  I*wt«n>biir{(, 
S<)iitli>ti«lf,  VirKiniu  nml  Tiiiiu-^-f«-,  and  Virginia  and  K«-ntiirky  Kond^  U-licving 
i(  prcHenlM  llif  onlv  niennK  whenliy  we  inn  i«inx'fi«-fHlly  com|Klf  with  ihi*  lUlti- 
niort' and  Oliio  Hailroad  for  llii- tnuiv  of  tin-  ynal  Wi-hl,  and  di  fiat  (hi- i-itiii* 
North  of  ut.  to  dniw  tin-  tradi-  <if  Virginia  and  thi-  Stalm  \Vti*l  and  South  of  uu. 
ihronuh  onr  own  Stati-.  to  niarketx  fnrlhi-r  North. 

"  'Jd.  That  Wf  uni-ii(iivoiabiy  adviKratc  the  conKjiidation  of  Huid  Koa(L<,  and 
i-nrnenlly  n.'«itii-si  «.iir  Kcpn-nentalivit*  in  the  l^'giHlalurelo  uiv  Uieir  utnioxi  ellyrt> 
for  till-  (onHunininlion  of  xnoh  a  policy. 

".'Ul.  That  a  copy  of  the>*e  rc><diitioni«  bi-  forwanled  to  our  Senator  and  I >eli- 
Ratfj*  in  Kiihniond." 

.•\yii»:  MiT*-<r!<.  <  J wathnii-y,  Rowland,  (ili-tnian.  Taylor,  Cowand.  I'tiderhill. 
Ilinton,  Wright,   Hainliur>;er,  C'oupcr  and  Kwtl— 1 1.        * 

Nays:     Mis.xrs.  I.anil>,  (Iraves,   Hill,  I'ama,  Ilowidl  and  Shanks— ri. 

As  wo  have  previously  stated  in  this  v«)hinic,  there  was  prrt-jit 
opjiosition  to  the  consolidation  of  thoe  railroads — I'speeially  hv 
persons  who  had  no  interest  in  Norfolk,  and  who  .<old  then)selve> 
iiir  dollars  an<l  cents  to  the  hinil  agents  juid  lohhyist.s  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania and  Maryland  Kailmad  monopolies.  There  were  jhtsous 
in  Norfolk  who  oppos«'d  the  plnii  of  consolidation,  hut  not  the 
consolidation  in  fdi-t — and  .such  men  }^ave  .mmuc  rojisonahle  cxcuk'S 
for  such  oppo.-ition  ;  hut  there  were  some  jKntple,  here  antl  else- 
where, who  opposed  the  entire  hill  on  acixmnt  of  |K'r>onal  pnju- 
dic<«  ai^ainst  ( icneral  Mahont — [and  these  same  "  MiM-kheads  " 
would  to-<lay  plunge  Nortiilk  and  the  whole  State  into  a  common 
ruin,  in  order  to  sitisfy  their  "spite  airain>t  Mahone,"  or  any  other 
man  ]. 

All  the  prominent  hnsincs.^^  men  of  the  Stat*'  readily  -aw  how 
materially  thi-  ( 'oiisolidated  I..inc  would  aid  in  making  Norfolk  a 
|>ort  of  ^rcat  iin|)ortance,  and,  rising  ahove  |>etty  prejudices  an«i  un- 
H-rupuloiis  seltislmc>s,  they  irive  their  aid  to  the  j^reat  .«<'hcn)< — 
workini;  for  the  intenv-ts  ol"  N'irjrinia  and  her  only  seajxirl  city, 
without  haltini;  to  consider  personal  ends  and  insignificcnt  animo-i- 
ties  ;  and  such  were  the  men  who  came  t<»  the  res<Mie  of  Norfolk 
ami  made  their  voic<>s  potent  in  advmracy  of  the  (_'ons<iliil:iiion  Hill 
whiih  the  enemies  of  our  State  were  strivini;  with  all  tlnMr  miiihl  and 
means  [n  <lefeat — and  ir/iy  did  they  de>ire  it.«*  «lefeat  ?  Siniply 
U'r:iu.He  they  had  sen.ic  en«)up;h  to  know  that  by  its  pa.s.sap- 
and  fulfilment.  (ft»y  would  l>e  injure*!  and  Vii^^rinia  henefitt'<l. 
IMiila«hlphia  and  liidtimoii's  op|>oMition  t.»  it  ahme,  wa-s  enou;:h  to 
>how  how  im|>ortant  the  measure  was  to  Viririnia,  hut  there  wen* 
many  weak  eyes  that  c»>uld  "ni»t  see  it  in  that  lii;ht.*'  IJut,  thanks  to 
Intelligence,  Norfolk  «aw  it  and  se<^s  it  still.     So  motr  it  Ix'. 

April  iSth,  the  monument  cre»t«tl  at  Klmwoixl  Cemetery  hythe 


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liiiti'd  l"'irt' ( 'tMii|):in\ ,  to  tlic  nu'iiioi-y  of  I'Mwanl  Lakiii,  tlicirdcail 
(•oiiiradi',  was  unvtMlcd  in  tlu"  |)rt'soiKV  <»l"  a  lar^c  ^atlicriiit;  uf  (»iir 
riti/cns.  The  I'iiv  Di'partinciit  oftliis  city  ami  that  ol"  l^ortstnoiitli, 
the  St.  ralricU's  Sociotic's  of  (Ik- two  citios,  tlic  Norfolk  Jiliies'  Hlmic- 
voloiit  and  Mi-iuorial  Association,  tlu-  Mayor  and  nHMnbcrs  of  the 
City  C'oiini'ils,  all  joinod  in  the  procession  that  marched  to  the 
Cemetery  to  honor  the  memory  of  a  <:allant  soldier  and  fireman. 
Caj)t.  .John  !S.  Tucker  delivered  the  dedicatory  oration,  anil  Capt. 
James  IJarron  Hope  delivered  a  l)eautiful  j)oem  to  the  memorv  of 
the  dead  Captain — the  lirave  Ned   Lakin. 

April  2(lth,  the  work  of  liiiildinj;  the  N'orfolk  city  railway  was 
l)ey;im  under  the  snpt'iiutciKlaiicc  of  Vir<j:iniiis  Freeman  Rs(|.j  Civil 
Eiiifineer. 

April  oOtli,  our  noble  old  Conleiierate  Commander,  (lenera 
Roi)ert  E.  Lee,  arrived  in  this  city  via  the  Seaboard  and  Roanoke 
Railroad.  When  it  was  known  that  he  was  on  the  train,  the 
Portsmouth  boys  borrowed  the  <:;un  "  ]>rick  Pomeroy,"  belon^xinj:^ 
to  the  Hoj)e  Fire  Company,  and  as  the  train  reached  the  depot, 
they  fircnl  a  salute  to  welcome  the  hero.  The  General,  accompanied 
by  his  daughter,  was  met  by  Colonel  Walter  H.  Taylor,  his  former 
Adjutant  (jleneral,  an<l  was  by  him  conducted  through  the  dense 
throng  to  the  ferry -.boat.  The  air,  during  his  passage  tlu'ough  the 
assemblage,  was  vocal  with  shouts  of  welcome  to  the  old  chieftain. 
It  may  be  also  remarked  that  th.ose  shouts  w'erc  not  of  the  measureil 
"hip-hip-hurrah"  kind  now  in  vogue,  but  were  the  genuine,  old- 
fa>lii(tneil  Confi'derate  yells,  which  (piickened  the  pidses  at  all  the 
battles  in  this  State,  from  Big  Jiethcl  to  Appomattox  Courthouse, 
and  whieli  doid^tless  awakened  a  host  of  memorii-s  in  the  l)reast  of 
him  in  whose  honor  they  were  uttered.  On  Ijoard  the  ferry  boa' 
the  cabin  in  which  the  General  was  seated  was  beseiged  l)y  a  crowd 
eager  to  catch  a  glimpse  of  the  hero,  but  the  door  was  faithfnlh 
guanled,  and  as  far  as  possible  he  was  relieved  from  the  inconve- 
nience of  being  enveloped  by  a  multitiule  whose  only  wish  w^as  to 
do  him  honor.  As  soon  as  the  boat  started,  several  Roman  candles 
signalle<l  to  the  United  Fire  Company,  of  this  city,  that  the  General 
was  on  b(»ard,  and  in  a  few  minutes  their  cannon  p{aled  tl)rth  a 
warlike  welcome,  which  was  kept  up  until  the  airi\al  of  the  i»(.at 
on  this  side  Here  another  immense  concourse  was  assemi)led,  and 
as  the  Geneitil  and  his  daughter  stepped  on  the  wharf  thev  were 
greeted  with  another  succession  of  the  familiar  yells  of  (he  i)attle- 
lield,  which  continued  until  tliiv  liad  reached  a  hack  and  were 
whirlctl  rapidlv  awav. 

The  Genei'al  reniainrd  in  the  ijty  f(>r  several  <lavs,  the  LTuest  of 
Colonel  Taylor,  and  received  calls  iVom  a  number  of  devoted  friend- 
and  brave  comrade-. 


i;5. 

.Nfnv  i»ili,  a  (rcmftulMiLs  ('otis«'rvacivi>  iu:ls.s  riuftiiij;  was  IioM  f-. 
riiakr  j»n'|»aniti<>it-  fin-  tin*  a|t|»rt»:i<'liin;;   fimnicipal  fUn-tion. 

Mav  1  I  til.  tlif  i*f;;lHlnili(»ii  utiHw  v<>t4T«  \v:i<  c^dnplt'ti-il.  aii<l  lli'- 
wliit4'  maJHriiy  in  tlu*  city  wa-^only   171. 

Mav  l.Wli,  tlir  City  t'<in-«tTvativ«-  ('<»ii\ci»tii>n  ( lion.  John  (jixmU", 
iliairnian,)  u\v[  an<l  nolninat(^l  tin-  rol!«»\viiiij  city  liikci,  n>-wit : 

For.Mnvor,  IIoii.  J..liu  IJ.  \Vliit.li«M.I  ;  <  It-rk  of  ilic  C.Hiri.  Mr.  Thonia*  \V. 
IViriv ;  •tHiunonwf.-iltirH  .\tti»riK'v.  Mr.  Tli<>ina-(  T.  ('ni|i|>tr:  (itr  S^-rvo.niU. 
Cnloiifl  J.  Kii-li'il  lAWfllcii ;  Ciiy  Tn.-;i«iirt'r.  .Mr.  .1.  .M.  Kn-^'iiuin  ;  ('«muiiiM>i<>iHT 
..f  K.-VI-IUH-.  Mr.  Jolm  Hr:iiili:iiii  ("uM  Mrmlilux  ");  t'iiv  (  <»IU'cli.r.  CjiiUMin  John 
K.  Lmllow  ;  City  .\tt..rn.y,  .Mr.  John  II.  Nn»h:Siriti  Iiix|iiTtor.  Mr.  .\.  J. 
|).»lluii;  (iiy  .Purveyor,  (olonfl  Harry  \Villi.-iiiiM>ii  ;  Ciipi.iiri  of  ihv  \V:iu-h.  h^l. 
(Jray;  LioiiUn:mt  «.f  tlie  Wtiiili,  C  C  H.  iw.n  ;  (■<iii«l:ihi.-,  liolu-rl  Su-t-U-.  John 
Iv.  .M.>rri>«.  .\.  Mfn-hant,  Jaim-x  li^-illoy.  J.-ini.-*  Hmlt-r  :in<l  <  i«-«.ref  II.  .MilliT; 
rlork  of  MarkH.  John  Siavro;  I'liv-i.ian  to  .\lin-lioii-.-.  I»r.  J.  W.  l>.MKh : 
K.v|..rof  .\hn-ho.iHr,  K.  N.  ItoU't- ;  Unv  Woi^lur.  It.  A.  r..rUs ;  .«v:ihr..f 
Wei-litH  an.l  .Me.i^.iir.-s.J.  T.  Kwill  ;  W.k-I  .Nl.aMir.^x.  H.  K.-kaiii  aii-l  r,.  \\  ('lark  : 
*iaiiu'«r,  Frank   vVtM»<l. 

Mav  1  till,  tin"  riiiMTal  of"  |'.rni:miiii  I).  Iliomn^  (xiMirnMl.  Tlir 
tliHt'iVittl  s<rvi'<l  irallantly  tluriiii:  tlit-  war  as  a  iiHinlHi-  ofihr  liliu'>, 
and  was  a  favoritr  with  all  who  kni-w  him. 

•Mav  17lh,  th*'  KatiiciU  met  in  Convention  and  noniinatttl  ihr 
following  tickft,  to-wit  : 

For  Mavor,  I'.  IHIworth;  I'itv  .<.ri:.-ant.  William  11.  Kn-.k^  :  <  nil, -.tor.  John 
T.  L)anii-1-:  Tna-unr.  L.  \V.  WiLli ;  CUrk  of  lht-(V.iirK  firnry  .M.  R.w.lin  ; 
roniini^'ioniT  of  iIh"  Kcvi-inif,  I>r.  Thorn;t««  Hay'H-fm-Kroi  ;  ,\K>*-H-or.  \V.  T.  lUll  ; 
Cininionwoallh'-  Altorn«y,  <  W-orjio  S.  Oldluhl  ;  Tily  .\Honny.  John  I'arkrr 
Jordan  :  Sir«tt  In«|ifftor,  K.  T.  (Jiiinn:  Kiv|kt  of  the  .MmhIioiixo,  Jani«-M  II. 
Hall;  (  itv  Snrviyor.  J<ihn  F.  lH.zen<lorf:  llvalth  Ofli.n-r.  Dr.  Janu«  W.  I^IkIi  : 
(lauiTfr  of  Lii|iior-,  Thonia-*  F.  Paiai-,  (nejtroi  ;  l-«l  Woo<|  .Mi-aMiri-r, .lohn  Wnlki-r; 
•Id  W.hhI  Mf.uoinr.  lUn  HaiU-y  ;  Clerk  of  .Markt-l.  \V.  V.  Iltnnclly;  WViphcr  of 
Hay,  P.  H.    Hnl-oni. 

Si,\  <M»n 'tallies,  all  nej^nn's,  wore  al.s<>  ii<)n)inate<l.  [They  put 
!H)nu>  po<Ml  men  on  their  tiekol  to  irive  it  streni;th — also  soim-  l»la«k 
onis,  to  make  it  utronffn], 

Mav  *J2«1,  tin-  Conservatives  had  a  L'raiid  lonhiiLdii  pnH-<>>.ion, 
whieh  ereatcil  great  enthn»iasm. 

Thnrj^lav,  Mav  'J<)th,  wa-  mnnieipal  elcetion  <iay,  and  .N'oiiolk 
w:us  one<>  more  '*  re«le<*nie<l,  regenenited  and  ilisi-nthralhsl,"  l»y  the 
eleition  of  her  own  eiti/ens  (with  one  or  two  exec|)tions) — whit*- 
men  with  white  men's  principles,  to  till  her  eily  «jfli<  <>.  The 
triumph  was  a  glorions  one — it  wa*  a  Wat4'rloo  to  the  Had-.  The 
oidv  Kepnidie-ans  eleetiil  wcro  the  (ollowini:  :  \.  L.  Hill,  Fxj., 
(  ommissioner  of  the  Kcvenno  ;  W.  !'.  H«nnelly,  I'>i|.,  Clerk  of" 
the  Market  (two  pxMl  men)  ;  Kohert  T.  ( tiiinn.  Strtvt  Insjxvtor  : 
.1.  II.  Ilall.  Kit'iMT  of'th.  .\lm-hoiw.  'I'he  halan.f  of  the  oflicrs 
were  the  regtilar  ( "on^ervative  nomineo,  and  all  lmmmI  men  and  true. 

.\  larp^  majoritv  of  the  Conncilmen  elert«"d  \\ere  Coiwrvative 
nominees,  whieh  of  eoiirsc  gave  that  party  entire  e<»ntrol  oftheeity. 
once  more,  thank-  to  thegvMMJ  I.ord  ahove. 


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May  "JTlh,  iho  fnncrai  of  .laiiics  1).  (Jainnion,a  NNortlivaml 
^■«->|)u!ar  (.'iti/oii,  took  \)\drv  from  tin-  C'uinlK'rlaiul  Strtvl  Methodist 
C'lmnli,  lu'V.  Mr.  CMioathain  olliciatiiig. 

JiuK'  2(1,  tlic  47lli  Annual  iSession  of  the  JJaptist  ( Jcncral  As- 
soi-iatiou  ol"  \'ir*!;iiiia,  eonvoncd  in  tliis  city — Hon.  Robert  L. 
Montaigne  (a  lay  (leloiratt')    prosi'.linj^.     It  was  in  session    four  days. 

,huu'  7tli,  the  Railroad  Consolidation  hill  (known  as  the  "hill  to 
anthorizothe  torniation  o!"  the  Atlantie,  Mississippi  and  Ohio  Rail- 
road') was  |)assed  by  the  Ilonse  of  Delegates,  it  haviriii;  j)reviously 
passeti  the  Senate.  Upon  receipt  of  the  tjood  news  here  (June  8th) 
the  pcitplo  heeanie  jubilant  with  deliti;ht,  and  in  the  afternoon  hand- 
hills  were  circulated,  statinn;  that  there  would  hv  a  >;rand  mass 
nuetintr  of  the  citizens  at  the  City  Hall,  for  the  jmrpose  of  testify- 
in;;-  their  api)roval  and  orat ideal  ion  at  the  result  a(!hievcd.  In  tlie 
eveninii;a  salute  of  one  hundred  and  eleven  uuns(one  for  every  vote 
cast  in  the  Senate  ami  House  for  the  bill)  were  fired,  and  at  nij^ht 
the  streets  were  illuminated  l)y  fiamiuiz;  tar  barrels.  At  the  Norfolk 
and  Petei-sburL!;  depot,  tlie  event  was  celebrated  by  a  jj;rand  display 
of  lire  works,  and  the  locomotives  and  cars  oi'the  company, departing 
and  arriving,  were  gaily  decorated  with  wreaths  and  flowers,  and 
flying  steamers. 

The  grand  ratitieation  meeting  was  held  according  to  announce- 
ment, and  it  was  a  joyous  occasion.  Hon.  JohnGoode  addressed  the 
citizens  upon  the  importance  of  the  event.  He  gave  an  accountof 
the  opposition  to  the  bill.  It  had  encountereil  a  most  violent,  a 
most  bitter  op|)osiiion.  Heaven  and  earth,  as  it  were,  were  moved 
to  defeat  the  measure,  but,  thanks  to  the  patriotism  and  integrity 
of  your  General  Assembly,  thanks  to  the  untiring  energv  of  voiw 
Representatives  in  the  Legislature,  anil  thanks  to  Cieneral  Mahone, 
we  have  been  able  to  route  the  enemy  and  achieve  a  victory  as  great 
as  the  «'eU'brated  fight  of  the  Crater.  The  speaker  then  explained 
the  i)ill  as  pas.>ed.  He  spoke  of  the  great  attempt  made  by  Balti- 
more to  control  the  railroad  system  of  the  State  and  gain  po^^sission 
of  the  entire  trade  of  the  magnificent  country  now  tributary  to 
Norfolk  by  the  |)assag(!  of  this  bill.  We  will  shortly  have  con- 
tinued an<l  uninterrupted  travel  to  Louisville,  and  on  to  St.  Louis, 
to  Cineintiati,  ( )maha  and  the  Pacific.  Have  we  not  reason  to 
rejoice,  es|)ecially  when  we  c-onsider  the  great  advantages  which  are 
to  flow  frt)m  the  work  performed — our  great  measure  of  State 
policy — Norfolk's  pet  scheme — a  scheme  which  is  essentiallv  Vir- 
ginian, the  only  completed  line  that  runs  JCast  and  West,  termina- 
ting at  Nortl)lk,  and  which  must  residt  eventiudly  in  i)uilding  up 
an<l  establishing  direct  trade.  He  rejoiced  as  a  Xorflilk  man,  :is  a 
Virginian,  at  the  great  prospect  and  the  defl-at  of  JJaltimore  in  li<r 
attempt  to  become  mistress  of  all  she  surveys. 

Other  speeches  were  delivered,  and  after  adopting  suitable  rcso- 


i:u; 

Iiilions,  tlu' nil  I'linj;  a«l)<Minu(l.  (It  is  pr.»iK»r  to  state  just  licrr-, 
that  (ho  ('4iii>iMli(lati<Mi  Hill,  a«*  |mH>Mt|  hy  tlii'  I/ejrislaturo,  was  ap- 
Untvisl  l»y  tin-  (i<»V(riii»r  aixl  iMfrririjc  a  law  oil  th<'  17th  o\'  .luiu- 
(ISTHi,  atj'l  that  tln'  Atlantic,  Mi'-'is^imii  :in<l  (>hi<»  U  iilr.»a  I  Coni- 
jKinv,  wa««<liily  or^ni/^ij,  nn<l»T  s^ijd  l>il|,  on  tin-  liih  day  ot'  the 
I'olltiwin^;  Novcinhfr.  hy  thf  clci-lion  ol"  (ii>inTal  \N  ni.  Mahonc.  as 
i'rt'sidrnt,  and  tin-  ri>ll<iwin!X  i;«'ntI<Mni'n  as  I)iri-«-i<ir-,  viz:  rinMnas 
.1.  Corpivw  and  K.  ('.  Tavl.M-,  of  .\..rt;»lk  :  K.  H.  liollinij.  .1.  A. 
.lohn^toii  and  \{.  1  >.  .Mcliwain.-.  ..f  I'.tiT^lMjrL' ;  ( '.  \V.  Stathain 
and  .1.  V.  Sl:in;,'hi.r.  ..f  Lvnclil.iirir  :  NVni.  Wiit>.  of  l{.nin<.k«-, 
.h.nits  A.  Walk.T.  ..r  I'ula-ki.  an.l  A.  Kiilk<T-<.n.  ..f  \V:i<hinLrton 
.•onnti.s|. 

.Iiinr  l<>th,  the  Drpir.iM-'  ut  St.  .Mar\  -*  A-vlnni  pn-^iitt^l  the 
II«»|»i'  Fire  ('orn|>:iny  with  a  hamUomc  tiai;.  The  pnscntation  t<x»k 
phuf  at  till' ("ailn»lic  Fair-room,  on  Market  S«|nan'.  I'resrntation 
addrrssi's  were  n)a«h'  hy  .NFi^xs  FIlie  Carr  and  Alii-e  C'orlu-tt,  and 
Were  re-iponded  to  l»v  I  )r.  F.  ('.  iiohin^on  ami  Captain  .lohn  F. 
Doyle. 

.Inly  -JntJi,  the  pr.pl.-  ot'  Norfolk  vot.-d  njHin  th.-  Mil.j.vt  ofvul*- 
s<ril>in;^  to  the  hnildinLi  itl' .Norfolk  and  (Jn-at  We<t«-rn  Railroad, 
and'.for  want  ofa  thrtv-fil'th-  majority  the  itroini-^tl  snl>s<Ti|)tion  wa-< 
d.  feate<l. 

Aui;ii-t  •_'<!,  ihr  (•:ii--li»r  i!i.-tnrt  railway  arrived.  a'i«l  weretlniwn 
ihronirji  the  -infi>  for  tin-  first  lime.  Sii|M'rintfnd«'nt  Viri;inin«^ 
|-'nenian  ha'l  the  traek  ready  tor  their  reeeption. 

Saturday  niirlit,  Anixu>-t  IHth,  our  city  was  illuminated,  Rinnons 
were  lireil,  and  a  i/nind  iul>ili'<'  ineetinL:  wa>  held  in  honor  i»f  tin- 
(.'onservative  victorv  •r-i''"'*'  l'.^'  N'»rih  Carolina,  our  ir;illant  sister 
State,  in  their  late  State  eie<'t ion,  .V  njultitude  of  (»ur  riti/i'ns — 
manv  of  whom  were  natives  of  the  "Old  North  State."  asM'nihled 
at  the  Court  luMiM'  to  he:»r  spc(-»-he-  ill  honor  oltlu-  -|tl(  n.li«l  victory 
of  the  "tar   Ikh'I''  Consi-rvatives. 

.Vlxmt  lialf-pa«^t  riijht  o'el<H-k  the  nuNtiiiLr  wa-^  ••:ille<l  to  «>rder  hy 
Colonel  d.  W.  Ilintou,  wh(t  e:dle«|  to  the  ehair  ('ol.  Kader  Bijrjr*. 
whi<li  nomination  wa»  ralifie<l   hv  tumultuous  shout.s. 

CoU.  (Jeori^e  \V.  .M.(il:mliou.".I.  M.  S.  Koixcrs.  Major  William 
.1.  liaker,  and  (ii^orp-  H.  Freer,  Fmj.,  wi-re  .•i|»|>oint<^i  V'ut-  Presi- 
dents, and  Messrs.  (Jcori^e  ,\r|x,  C.  (t.  Flliott  and  NVm.Ci.  Martin, 
were  appointcnl  S-«ret:irii-i. 

Colonel  Ui^^>i,  the  <hairmati,  in  a  few  ailmiraldy  appntpriate 
ninark-.  explaiinil  that  the  oltjett  for  whi.h  the  nnrtini:  wa^e:dl«il, 
wa>;  to  lender  to  the  |>eople  of  North  Carolina  our  heiirty  >ymivithy 
ami  eonirratidations  on  their  n'le:L>ie  from  the  thnildom  of  Il;uli<tal 
servitude.  ni<  remarks  were  listenwl  to  with  <|e<'p  attention,  and 
when  he  <  liwe^I,  ho  ixrcivwl  a  round  of  applause  and  a  s;dvo  of 
urtiiierv. 


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lie  \v;v-  lnllo\vc'<l  l.y  Colonel  L.  D.  St;irkt',  of  t his  rity,  who  \v:is 
niij)r(.'|):ii"Ml  lorn  speech,  but  nevertliokvss  iiaiulsoiiicly  iiitrodnccil 
the  (ollowinii  series  of  resolutions,  whieh  were  read  by  him,  to-wit: 

"  liifiiln-d,  Tiiat  as  friends  and  former  oitizeiis  of  the  jidod  old  Stato  of  North 
("aroliiia,  wo  fool  a  profound  inti'rost  in  evt-rvtliin^^  tliat  aHU'ts  tlu- welfare  and 
hai)|>iiii'-s  of  ln»r  jn'ople.  Wo  know  tliem  for  tlieir  manly  virUios,  tluir  law-al)id- 
ing  spirit,  and  patriotic  tenipor.  We  nionrii  with  them  in  tlieir  Kufierings,  and 
rejoice  with  them  in  ail  tiiin-^-  tliat  tend  to  tiieir  weli-l)eing  and  prosperity  as 
individnals.  an<l  their  honor  an<l  yh)ry  as  a  State. 

"  lir.wlied,  I'lial  we  have  watciied  the  progress  of  the  recent  political  strnggle  in 
tliat  .State  with  the  deepest  anxiety,  and  have  lieen  shocked  and  grieved  at  tiie 
diabolical  warfare  which  has  hecn  waged  npon  the  rights  and  iili'rlies  of  her  peo- 
ple by  those  wlin  were  lioiind  by  the  most  solemn  oaths  and  oliiigatidns  to  protect 
them. 

•'  Re^iolted,  That  we  heartily  and  sincerely  reji.ice  with  the  good  jieiiple  of  that 
State  in  the  victory  of  law  and  order  wliicli  they  iiave  achieved  thniugh  the 
peaceful  means  of  the  ballot-box,  and  under  circ  imstances  which  were  well  calcu- 
iiited  to  exasperate  and  madden   them. 

''  lif-iolved.  That  we  cannot  too  highly  commend  the  spirit  of  calm  anil  dignilied 
moderation  with  which  the  people  have  borne  themselves  during  the  trying 
ordeal  through  which  they  have  passed,  and  we  trust  and  believe  they  will  con- 
tinue ill  well-doing,  as  well  in  this,  the  hour  of  their  prosperity,  as  in  adversity. 

"  Ri:g(iUv(l,  That  we  tender  our  most  earnest  and  heartfelt  sym])atliy  to  the  good 
and  true  men  who  are  now  suH'ering  military  imprisoinnent,  and  bid  them  be  of 
good  cheer,  in  the  contident  hope  thai  they  will  soon  be  restored  to  liberty  through 
the  peaceful  agency  of  the  great  writ  of  habcdi^  corpus." 

Tlie  resolutions  were  adopted  with  a  deafening  response  of  "aye  !" 
and  after  more  speaking,  the  vast  a.-seiidjlage  disper.>^ed. 

August  13th,  our  street  railway  was  put  in  operation.  The  ears 
were  eonsttuitly  crowded  during  the  day  with  persons  anxious  to 
get  a  cheap  ride    "just  ibr  the  novelty  of  the  thing." 

September  11th,  ^[ajor  Win.  E.  Taylor  (h"ed,  in  the  Olst  year  of 
his  age.  He  was  the  second  son  of  Genertd  Robert  Taylor,  the 
jjeroic  defender  ol'  Norfolk  in  the  last  war  with  Great  Britain.  He 
was  buried  with  military  and  civic  honors. 

Se{)tember  2.jth,  the  steamship  \\'yanoke,  of  the  Old  Dominion 
Line,  arrived  on  her  first  tri|)  to  Norfolk.  She  was  greeted  at  the 
wharf  by  :i  large  crowd  of  eiti/A-ns. 

Siptcmber  "Jsth,  the  census  takers  made  their  returns  of  the  po|>- 
ulation  of  Norfolk,  to-wit:  total  population,  19,28  ] — which  was 
generally  considered  "entirely  too  small." 

October  4th,  our  young  men  indulged  in  a  tournanu'iit  at  the 
Fair  (iroiuids  for  the  honor  of  crowning  a  (^ueen  of  Love  and 
lieauty.  The  charge  to  the  Knights  was  delivertMl  by  our  talented 
young  townsman,  Thos.  K.  Borland,  Es(j.  The  fitllowing  Knights 
were  successful  : 

1.  Knight  of  the  "Sable  Plume"— S.  S.  Grcsham,  Jr. 

•2.  Knight  of"  Fra  Diavolo  "—J.  M.  Hardy. 

.'}.   Knight  of"  Norfolk  " — Henry  L.  Turner. 

4.  Knight  of  the  "Old  North  State  "— .Vsa  Biggs. 


The  (•on»ii:iti..ii  and  MuW  Un>\i  phuv  at  tlir  Atlaiitii-  ll».t*l.an.l 
\va>  a  hrilliant  aHair.  Mi^-.  St«rliii^.  of  Ni-\v  Y<»rk,  Wits  t-niwrnsl 
(^Mttii  ..t' Lovr  aii<l  lii-aiitv,  altctidttl  l>v  lnr  Maids  «»f  H(in«ir,  Ji> 
li.lluu-:  Mi~^  .Ininii-  Tavlcr.  Mi.v.  l/ula  lilow  and  Mi^s  Mi>llM- 
\\il>l>,  wlio  ilid  liunor  to  lirr  Majoty's  Court  l»v  tlii'ir  <  oii.««|>iril<»ii-. 
;^'iai<-  and  U-anty.  [Tlir  Kni^dit  of  "  Norfolk''  yicldtnl  his  hoimr 
to  ihr  Kni^dit  «»f  "Sir  William  oriKloniint-"  (Mr.  \Vni.  A.(in-shaini 
who  sfliMted  Miss  Lnla  iJhiNv  a^  sciond  Maid  otIIont)r]. 


Ortolnr    iL'tli,  (it'iM-ral    Ivor.KiM    Ki.WAUM   Lkk,  th« 

(  liristian  soMirrand  ht-ro  of  an  hnndro<l  liatth*s,  hn-athMl 

hi-  la-t    at    Lcxin^'ton,  Va.,  and   on    the    next    day   thr 

whoh-  ciiy  of  Norfolk  was  in  inonrning.  inwardly  itin't 

'•-tmsihlv.      A  nu'ctin^  was  i-alh-*!  hy  Mayor  NN'hitfhrad 

on  the  aftcnuMtn  of  tin-  11th,  and  a  lar^t- nowd  j.nitlu'rcd 

at  thf  ( 'ourthou-r   in   s;uln<-ss  and   sorrow,  and   adoptetl 

-uitahlr  roohitions  of  r<sj><>rt  t«»  thr  nuMnory  of  our  L'ri'at 

and  l).l..vrd  h.n.. 

♦           *           *                                    •           * 

C)rtolMT2(tth. Major  William  V.  Williamson  drpartt^l  this  litV  in 
tin-  <llst  yrar  of'his  a^f.  He  was  a  ( 'hi»t'  HnKinttr  in  the  ('onf'e<l- 
erate  Navy,  and  filletl  the  position  dminL'  tin-  entire  war  with 
distin^rnishe*!  ahility. 

OctolxT  22<1.  at  "Tower  Ilill,"  his  family  se-at  in  the  eonnly  of 
Sussex,  Va.,  Colonel  (leorp-  Blow,  Sr.,  «h^parte«l  this  lif*-  in  the 
Hlthyiiir  of  his  a^o.  Me  was  l)urie<l  from  tin-  re-id.  nee  of  his  son 
(Jud^c  Blow)  in  this  <'ity,  on  the 'J 4th  instant.  Another  pH>ti  and 
honest  man  pithered  to  his  fathers. 

N«»veml>cr  1st,  Hon.  Mr.  Rol»oson,  S-eretary  of  the  Unit«>«l 
States  Navy,  arriv»»il  in  this  eity  to  make  a  politie:d  sjXMX'h  in 
l).half  of  James  H.  IMatt,  the  Kadieal  .-andidate  for  ( 'on;l're>s  frtun 
this  District.  Tin-  spe.ikin;^  took  pla<M'  at  the  Court hoiw-,  hut  di<l 
not  last  lofii;,  as  it  wa-  hroken  up  in  a  row  eiinn-d  l>y  tin-  insolene< 
of  tin-  ne;:roes  and  the  inei-mliary  utt«'ranei^  of  tjieir  white  le;vler>. 
Pi-tols  wore  tn-ely  us<«<l  during  the  "»iTimm:i^o,*'  an«l  the  liadsdid 
some  "tall  running  to  save  their  Iweon."  [Wcj^uess  Mr.  HoIh-soii 
will  never  attempt  to  make  another  |>olitiral  ^iXM^h  to  tin-  Norfolk 


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iioi^roos.      If  lie  does,  he  will  prohal))}'  use  more  respectful  laii^iuagc 
tliati  lie  (lid  upon  the  oeeasioii  of  his  last  speeeh  here]. 

KKiHTKEN    HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTY-ONE. 

•laimarv  3(1,  Messrs.  R.  O.  Epcs  ct  Co.'s  cnjekerv  store,  on  Main 
street,  opp(jsite  the  Ciistoinhoiise,  was  destnjyed  by  tire, 

February  8th,  Mrs.  Martha  Hayues  Butt  Beuiiett,  died  in  the 
city  of  New  York,  after  a  very  brief  illness.  She  was  one  of  Nor- 
folk's most  gifted  daughters,  and  was  a  great  loss  to  our  literarv  as 
well  !us  soeial  eirele. 

February  23d,  the  e;u'penter  shop  of  Messrs.  Fletcher  ct  Under- 
hill,  on  Granby  street,  was  entirely  eonsutne<l  by  fire.  Loss  heavy 
beyond  their  insurance. 

February  24th,  Carey  Weston  died  in  the  27th  year  of  his  age. 
He  wjus  one  of  our  most  popular  citizens,  a  devoted  son,  a  kind  and 
atfeetionat'^  husband  and  a  father,  a  true  and  generous  friend,  a  tried 
and  trusty  soldier,  an  honored  and  upright  Mason.  He  fell  in  the 
bloom  anil  vigor  of  maidiood,  smitten  by  a  mortal  disease,  which, 
in  the  short  space  of  four  days,  wore  out  his  young  life  and  stilled 
his  warm  heart  in  death  !  Revered  be  his  memory,  for  he  was  truly 
an  ornament  to  life. 

March  2()th,  Mrs.  Adelaide  Robinson,  beloved  wife  of  Dr.  F.  C. 
Robinson,  departetl  this  life.  She  was  a  cousistaut  Christian,  and 
was  distinguished  for  her  noble  and  lovely  character.  Her  death 
carriwl  sorrow  to  many  hearts. 

March  22d,  Major  Emanuel  Myers  died,  in  the  89th  year  of  his 
age.  He  was  a  man  of  great  distinction — having  reeeive<l  several 
medals  from  the  (ireat  Napoleon  for  gallantry  as  a  soldier.  He  was 
i'or  many  years  a  respected  merchant  here,  and  had  a  large  circle  of 
friends  to  grieve  at  his  death. 

March  23d,  Messrs.  T.  A.  Hardy  &  Son's  warehouse  on  Wills' 
wharf,  was  destroyed  by  fire.     Loss  about  §6,000,  and  insured. 

March  29th,  B.  N.  liriekhouse  t'c  Co.'s  shoe  store,  and  Robert 
Freeman's ji'welry  store,  Nos.  21  and  23  Main  street,  weredestroyeil 
by  fire.  Most  of  Mr.  Freeman's  valuable  goo<ls  were  save<l  by 
iK'ing  locked  in  a  fire  proof  safe, 

April  lOth,  Leon  F.  V.  Schisano,  Esij,,  the  French  Vice  Consul 
of  this  port,  departed  this  life  after  a  long  and  painful  illness.  He 
wa.s  the  eldest  son  of  the  late  Pa.scal  Schisimo,  who  was  the  French 
(,'onsul  hero  for  many  years, 

April  l'>tli,  the  funeral  of  Henry  M.  Bowden,  Es<^j.,  late  member 
of  the  lii'gislature  from  this  city,  took  place  from  his  family  resi- 
dent on  Freemason  stre<'t, 

April  Isth,  the  Corneivitone  of  the  Masonic  Temple  was  formally 
laid,  by  Thomas  F,  Owens,  Es(^,,  Grand  Ma>-ter  of  the  State,  It 
was  a  grand  occasion,  and  the  Masons  had  a  royal  time. 


MO 

May  2'ti\>  \va>  nitiiiicipal  cIiH-tioi)  .lay  fm  all  city  (iffirers  exwnt 
Ma\«ir.  Tin-  t'oiisfrvHtivc*^  a^iiii  (lurinl  tiuilav,  hut  s<'V<'nil  Ra<n- 
<-aIs  workctl  into  mH'uv  liy  tin-  liy|MMTisy  ttf  \v<'aU-kn<f<l  men  \vIk» 
wt'tr  iM-r-iiadrd  to  vot»-  for  llu-m.  [At  this  (l.ttiuii  KulMTt  T. 
(iiiiiin  was  j-h-f'tiMl  Ciiy  ( 'oHn-tor,  <»\('r  Captain  .?<»hii  K.  Liullow, 
through  thi'  inHiK'ncf  of  Cons^Tvativcs  ;  ami  it  was  a  lasting;  <lis;;ra«f 
to  thi'  rnt'ii  who  voti-d  for  liini,  fur  he  aftrrwanls  "nnlK-z/hHl"  (s(4»h») 
a  hirt^t' amount  of  money  from  tin-  city  and  "skL^ladh-il"  to  Yankct* 
lanil.  It  is  a  w«'ll  known  fict,  that,  hut  fw  white  Radicals  axu 
l)c  tru^t*-*!  with  inontyj. 

June  oth,  the  I'nittnl  Fire  ( 'oinpanv,  Captain  Samuel  Kimtxrly, 
h'ft  for  Baltimore  on  l»o;ird  the  steamer  Louisiana,  Captain  I>arius 
.1.  Hill.  Tln'y  went  on  a  ple^isure  trip,  which  w:ls  exti-udiHl  to 
Wilmington,  Del.  I  )r.  \'..  C.  Kol»ins«»u,  then  President  of  the 
Common  Council,  aceoiii|iani<'«l  "the  Ixtys  '  on  the  t4>ur. 

.lune  lUh,  Mr.  William  W.  Sharj)  dieil  in  the  7(lth  yesir  of  his 
ape.  He  was  an  honored  eiti/«-n,  and  his  death  was  rei.'rctte<l  liy 
our  entire  community. 

dune  loth,  the  first  mitonli;_dit  ex.ajrsion  of  the  season  to  ( )ld 
I'oint  and  the  Capes  was  jjivj-n  hy  the  Norfolk  City  (iuard  (whi<'h 
Cnm|)any  has  just  Keen  orirani/.ed  i,  under  eomujaud  of  Captain 
Kuhert  l-'n-ernan. 

Au-,ru>t  ;Jd,  the  Potomac  lloat  ("luh.  ..f  («H>rf:et«»wn.  D.  C.,  In-at 
the  l'n»line  Clid>,  of  N(»rl"olk,  in  a  six-oare«l  met'.  A  larpe  niimln-r 
of  |M'rsons  wilnessiil  the  sport. 

AtiL'nst  I'th,  the  Knii:lils  of  Pythias  ha«l  a  pnind  parade  and 
hanipiet  in  honor  of  the  presence  of  the  (irand  Chancellor  oi  the 
State  ami  other  (Jnuul  ol1ieer>-. 

AiiL'n^t  2lM,  a  lar;;e  numlH-r  of  ••itizen<  aec-pted  invitations  ex- 
tendeij  hy  Cohuiel  V.  I >.  (ironer,  A^ent  of  the  M«'rehant>' and 
Miners'  Transportation  Company,  to  enjoy  an  excursion  on  hoard 
the  new  ste:iiner  William  Crane,  which  had  just  arrive<l  hereon 
her  first  trip  from  PH»ton.  The  ste-anu'r  left  her  wharf  alwuit  11 
o'ehnk  .\.  M.,  and  returned  alwtut  5  l'.  m.  The  excursion,  and  the 
handsome  entertainment  extemled  to  the  ptie-.ts.  were  hij^hly  enjoyed 
— particularly  hy  the  ladies  who  i^raiitl  the  <M>easi(»n  with  their 
pn-senec. 

August  31st,  the  Atlanli<-  lloiel,  whi.h  had  heen  <1om-<1  for 
wveral  month.>«,  wa.s  o|Mne<l  hy  Mr.  K.  S.  Dodson,  of  lialtimore. 
[This  Hotel  is  still  kept  hy  Mr.  I><Mlson,  its  owner,  and  is  one  of 
the  most  attractive  houses  in   the  JnmuIi]. 

On  the  same  day  (August  81st)  o«ir  |XH)j)Ie  were  prieve<l  at  the 
di^ith  of  John  P.  IxMph,  K^j.,  one  of  our  Ix-st  citizens.  He  wa>«  of' 
the  firm  of  I/oi^h  JJros.  <V:  Phelps,  and  \v;i>^  a  husini-ss  man  of  tine 
talents  and  strict  iiitejjrity.  His  <leath  wa-  a  proat  los-  to  the 
community  at  large. 


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SeptvniU-r  1  1th,  tlio  E.\c't'l>i<>r  Hose  ("onipany,  of  Lowell,  Mass., 
arrivetl  in  this  city  on  a  vi>it  to  the  Hope  Fire  ("()ni|)aiiy. 

SeptoiulKT  10th,  at  night,  somo  tnomlK'is  of  the  Uiiitod  and  IIojh" 
Fire  C'oinp:Mii<^'S  had  a  ix5\v,  in  which  jiistols  were  freely  used,  and 
several  pers^ms  hadly  injiuiHl.  There  had  hcvn  had  t'eelinj^  hetweeu 
these   tA\o   eoinpanii^s  lor  some    time  previous  to    this    ditlieidty. 

dames  Deriiay,  ot"  the  l'nit(.'<l  Fire  C'omj)any,  died  on  the  18th 
instant  I'rom  the  etllH-ts  ol'  a  pistol-shot  wound  received  in  the 
liremen's  ti<:ht  oi'the  HUh. 

SeptemU-r  ]}>th,  the  visiting  fiivmen  from  L<:)well,  Mass.,  left 
i'nv  home  on  boartl  the  steamer  William  Crane,  Captain  Solomon 
Howes,  of  the  Boston  Steamship  Line. 

November  2d,  the  City  Conservatives  held  an  immense  mass 
meeting  to  ratifv  the  nomination  of  Messrs.  Marshrdl  Parks  and 
ThotntLs  11.  Borland,  as  Delegates  to  the  Legislature  from  this  city. 
Among  the  brilliant  speakers  of  the  evening  was  Hon.  A.  M. 
Keiley,  Mayor  of  the  city  of  Richmond. 

November  8th,  Messrs.  Marshall  Parks  and  Thomas  R.  Borland 
were  ele<'ted  to  the  Legislati'.re  as  Delegates  from  this  city,  over 
Messrs,  George  S.  Oldfield  and  John  F.  Dezendorf,  the  Republi'ian 
candidates.  Here  is  the  vote  as  oilieially  recorded;  Borland, 
1,!»S1;  Parks,  1,970;  JudL'e  Oldfield,  1,750;  Dezendorf,  1,728; 
average  Conservative  majority,  377. 

November  21st,  the  Norfolk  ViiiGiNiAX  entered  upon  its  7th 
year  of  existence,  under  the  firm  of  Glennan,  Ruflin  &  Co.,  propri- 
etors.    Long  may  it  flourish. 

November  29th,  our  esteemed  fellow-citizen,  Judge  Richard  H. 
Baker,  departed  this  life,  in  the  83il  year  of  his  age.  He  was  buried 
from  St.  Paul's  Church  on  the  30th  instant.  Rev.  N.  A.  Okesou 
otliciating.  The  funeral  was  attended  by  a  large  eongregation, 
including  the  members  of  the  Bar  of  this  city  and  of  Portsmouth. 
Another  good  man  gone  from  our  midst. 

December  1th,  another  good  old  citizen  died  in  the  person  of 
Mr.  Nicholas  Parker,  a  native  of  Isle  of  Wight  county,  but  for 
many  years  a  faithfid  Customhouse  olllcer  in  this  city. 

December  12th,  the  St.  Joseph's  Benevolent  Society  of  Norfolk 
was  presented  with  a  beautifid  banner  as  a  testimonial  of  esteem 
from  Rev.  Father  M.  O'Keefc,  pa>;tor  of  St.  Marv's  Catholic 
Chtnvh. 

Decend)cr  11th,  the  Norfolk  City  Guard  paraded  for  the  first 
time  in  public.  They  were  clad  in  the  "  ohl  familiar  gray,"  and 
were  commandrd  by  Captain  Nat.  Burruss.  The  fine  baml  from 
the  U.S.  Receiving-ship  New  1  lainp-hirc  liirni-li<'.l  music  for  tiie 
occasion, 

December  2(ith,  Mr.  James  Barry,  one  of  our  oldest  citizens, 
breatheil  his  last,  after  a  protracted  and  painful  illneas,  in  the  nine- 


1 1 J 

fv-fiylitli  year  <»f  lii<  :!;:<•.  Hi-  \v:i-«  tlic  tatlic  r  of  diir  «-«-fo-juc«l 
townsman  (':i|it.  Jaiii»-«  Iv  P.arry.  ati<l  \va- rt-iuitfd  aixl  lioii«»ro«l  l»v 
oiir  cnf  ire  coniiiuinity. 

I)(XX'rnli«'r  ."lOtli,  :i  f'ninu'  Itiiiltlin:^  wu^  Idirintl  down  on  llM'<'<»rncr 
of  Hawk  ami  I>»  !;:<•  stn'»'t>,  an<l  this  \va>tlie  fir^t  firr  that  thf  paid 
lin- ih'|»artnu'nt  »'V<t  workc-*!  n|>on  in  this  rity.  [The  paiil  (lf|»art- 
nn-nt  \va<  st-vrrrlv  cri*-*!  down  for  awhih-  alhT  it  was  onj^mizctl 
( I)r<i'inlKT  1.*<71|.  hnt  tin-,  juNinh- s<Mm  siw  thr  fllicicncv  ot"  it.  and 
ihrir  olijcftions  j^raihially  cHcd  out  ]. 

ki<;htk!:.n    iiim>I£KI>  am)  skvkn  i  y-two. 

Jannaiv  loth,  Profl-ssor  I>onald<iui  'nndca  l>:ill«M»n  :ts(vnsion  from 

th»'  lot  near  the  gas  works.      A  largr  crowd  of  jx-tiplc  witncf^siHl  thr 

darinj;  j^vnmastir    frats  of  tlu*  I*rof«*ssor  :is  lu'  uram-fnlly  :Ls«><'nde<i  to 

the  clonds.      Ill'  latHJnl  jnst  twt'nty-two    mill's  from  tlu'  city. 

Jannary  22(\,  the  Norfolk  Liirht  Artilh-ry  lilncs  (newly  or^r->n- 
iztnl)  were  ins|>ect»d  hy  ('(donel  Thoma-  V.  Owens,  Ai«K'-de-('anj|» 
to  (lovernor  Walker.  The  Company  passe<l  ins|»c<-tion,  and  it.>^ 
otViei-rs  were  recommendctl  for  CommiAsiuns — William  K.  Taylor, 
(  aptain. 

Kel.ruary  Nt.  Mr.  Kichard  Walko,  another  oh)  and  lii^r|dy  i-^- 
teeme<l  cili/iii,  depart<'<l  thi>  life  in  the  <i(ith  year  of  his  ap'.  He 
had  Ixin  of  one  most  nsefnl  eiti/cns  of  this  commnnity  ami  was  a 
dinil  des<-eMdant  of  one  of  the  first  families  that  locatni  in  the 
Horon-h  of  Norfolk. 

March  1  Ith,  Mrs.  Mar-raret  Walke  .\llmaiid,  relict  of  .Vllx-rt 
Allmand,  K-<|.,  dieil  in  tlie  77th  year  of  her  ai;c.  She  was  a 
dauiihter  of  ( 'aptain  and  .Mrs.  ()'(f  rady,  the  latter  U^inj;  a  <lescondant 
of  i^)rd  Baltimore.  The  finieral  l<Kik  |)lac»>  from  the  family  rc^i- 
den«*<' on  Hon-h  -trect,  Kev.  I>r.   liartcn  ofliciatinj;. 

March  'J'Jd,  the  .Mercantile  liank  of  Norfolk  was  ortr.ini/c<l  :  Wni. 
.1.  I',ak.r,  President  ;  <;ill.crt  Klliott,  (  a-hier  ;  Hon'.  .Inhn  (Jo-nle. 
.jr..  dud-.'  W.  n.  I'.nrron-hs,  Messrs.  Wm.  d.  IJikcr.  ('.  (i.  Elli-.tt 
and  W.l).  Ay.llott,  I)irc.t«.rs. 

.March  2  1th,  l-'dwai-il  Talih  <TrifVith,  "-on  ot"oiir  well  known  citi- 
Z4MI,  K.  d.iiritlilh  \\«\.,  depart. ^l  this  life  in  the  2-2.1  yr:ir  ..f  his 
ape.  n.'  w.a-  a  m.inl)cr  of  the  Norfolk  ('itv  ( ttiard,  :ui<l  ofCliaritv 
I/Hl^re  N...   li>.  Knights  uf  Pythias. 

April.  Dnring  thi»  month  the  ridicidoii-"!  ><.lly  \'ardcn"  Innacy 
.•;iptnrMl  the  la.li.'s  ..f  Norfolk,  and  swept  off  it>  victims  hy  the 
limHlre*!.  It  was  p'veale^l  ill  linen,  cotton,  silk  and  woolen  pxHJs, 
the  dark  gn)nnd  of  which  was  illiuninat.'.l  with  fignres  of  lrav<^, 
vines  and  flowiTs,  snch  as  rost^s,  h.»llyh<M'k<,  «.niif1o\vers,  S:c.,  of  all 
the  Iwatifnl  hin>s  of  the  niinlHiw.  A  fri.'n.l  of  otir  says  that  the 
efTitt  of  this  now  style  .In-s^s  njxm  the  mas<nline  ove  c^in  only  Ke 
descriU-.!  I)v  such  adje^'tiv.^  as  "loud**  or  "<tnnnini;.  '  It  gives  to 
Iov.lv  w.tman  the  appi-arantv  of  a  jx-ramhulating  nmsorvatory,  ami 


143 

it  only  noods  the  appoaraiicc  of  iiii  occasional  snail,  huttcrfiy,  catcr- 
pillarof  hninininjr  bird  to  coniploto  the  illnsion.  Tlio  Dolly  VardiMi 
is  ox  pensive.  One  conldn't  expect  to  get  all  tliat  richness  of  color 
and  prolusion  of  desin;n  for  the  same  j)ri('e  jus  vnlgar  Merriniacs,  hnt 
one  dollar  a  yard  lor  ealico  is  rather  precipitons.  Bnt  the  Dolly 
Varden  innst  run  its  course,  and  we  must  nuiUe  up  our  minds  to 
encounter  it  in  parlor  and  kitchen  as  well  as  at  Church  and  on  the 
streets.  [\Vhen"Dolly  X'arden"  dresses  were  the  style,  the  ladiesdid 
not  hold  them  up  to  their  waists  to  display  "(-ardinal  red"  |tetticoat> 
and  tinted  underskirts  (often  dintiy)  as  they  do  now — the  dear 
creatures  were  nmrc  modest  then.] 

April  oth,  Mr.  Kdwin  IJooth  delighted  our  theatre-goers  with 
his  sublime  rendition  of  "lago,"  in  Shakspeare's  Othello.  He 
drew  large  audiences  tluring  the  entire  engagement.  He  wa.s  suc- 
eeeded  at  the  Opera  House  April  8th  by  the  attractive  "  Berger 
Bell  Kingcrs." 

May  7th,  the  Undini'  and  Chesapeake  Bwat  Clubs  of  this  city 
rowed  a  match  race  in  their  six-oare<l  gigs  over  the  usual  "  three 
mile  course  "  (3^  miles).  The  race  was  won  by  the  Chesapeake's 
crew  in  nineteen  minutes  and  20  seconds. 

Jn  the  Undine  boat,  "  Nortblk,"  .six-oared  gig,  were  the  f()llow- 
ing  men  aiul  weights  : 

Bow — William   Webber 157  ])Ounds 

No.  2— J.  C.  Lvneh 152       " 

Xo.  3— James  (VUourke 148       " 

No.  4.— J.  C.  Carroll 141       " 

No.  5 — James  McMenamin 1()2       " 

Stroke— John  A.  Hebrew H)5       " 

Coxswain— Kd.  B.  Lepage 13(»       '' 

Total...  1,055  pounds 

The  Chesapeake's  entered  their  six-oarcd  gig  ''  Vesta,"  with  tlu 
crew  and  weights  as  follows  : 

Bow— William  C.  Dickson I  l'.»  \unuuU 

No.  2— L.  W.Tazewell 141        " 

No.  3 — I.  C.  Baker I  M)      " 

No.  4— W.  C.  Hanly I(j5>       " 

No.  5— (Jeorge  Mcintosh 150       " 

Stroke-Fred  Ifardy 115       " 

Coxswain  —  P.  4".  Mo«»re 130       '• 

Total 1,(»27  pounds 

On  the  day  after  this  race  the  uiciubfrs  of  the  Chesapeake  iioat 
Club,  iu  order  to  testify  their  appreciation  of  the  .skillful  manner 
in   which    tiiry   had   ln-en   trained    by   Mr.    j-'aulkncr,   pin-chased   a 


I  (( 

ir.(n(l«<irih-  p»ltl  w.itcli  ami  cliaiii  t«>  U-  |>rtr«<ri(4'<I  to  liim.  Tlie  xrMrli 
«;f^  j)r(Mtire«l  from  Mt-sf^rs.  C\  K.  (ini'tiwood  iV  Hro.,  was  an  ole- 
jpiiit  atVair.  ami  l><»r»'  on  tli*-  iii-i<lc  ofttne  ot'  tin-  ciw-.  tlu*  folloMrin;: 
inM-riptiou  : 

(;i:(>K(iK  FArLKNi:!:. 

I  KmM    I  mi. 

(  IIIWAI'KAKK   no  A  I'  CI.I    i;. 

NoiJKnI.K,   \'  \. 

M AV  TICK  Trii,  isTJ. 
Vi>rA  —  !!♦  >fi.srTK<,  '20  sf^'onps. 
At  1  o'(l(K-k  in  tlif  artcnioon  a  (Icjtiitation  from  tlu-  ( "Iiib,  rou- 
si<tin<r..rMo.<rs.  .T,.liu  ('.  Bak.-r.  I».  T.  Moor  ,  Willintii  C\  l>i.l<- 
m>u,  W.  ( '.  Ilanly,  John  While,  I'ixhI,  Ilarly  and  others  wait^t I 
M|)on  Mr.  Faulkner,  in  his  rtxinisat  the  Atlanti<'  Hotel,  and  thankful 
hini  for  tlx-  -^kill  and  |>atien<*e  he  had  exhihitetl  in  tniiiiinj;  their 
erew  for  a  vietorioiis  race.  After  >tatin^  that  they  had  |»:iid  hiiu  the 
visit  for  the  j>urpf>:e  of  bidding  him  farewell,  John  ('.  HakiT.  h><|., 
l*n>sident  of  the  C'lnh,  stepjK'*!  forward  and  told  Mr.  Faulkner  tiiat 
he  had  Ihhii  de|)iit<H|  i>y  the  C'lnh  to  present  to  him  on  their  U-halt' 
the  wateh  he  held  in  his  hand,  :is  a  testimonial  of  their  ap|»n'«'iation 
of  his  elVort.s  in  jj;ivini;  their  erew  a  thorongh  e«»nrse  i>f  trainintr,  l»y 
means  ot'  which  they  had  JK-en  enahled  to  win  a  raiv  whieh  so 
manv  eonsidere<l  ho|M-h'ss.  He  eonelnded  hy  wi-hin-;  that  this 
iniijht  not  he  the  la-t  time  he  mi^ht  have  the  tniinini:  ot'the  ( 'hes- 
apeakes,  an<l  :L»snri'<l  him  that  wlienever  a  ra(r  wa-s  in  prusin-et  he 
would  Im>  (-ailed  upon,  and  that  the  memhers  of  the  C'luh  wouhl 
phuv  themselvi-s  un<ler  hi-;  miidane*-,  with  an  a>suran<'e  of  victory. 
Mr.  Faulkner  wa-  snrprisiil  at  this  manifestation  of  kindn(^^s  on 
the  part  of  his  new  ma<le  friemls.  He  wishe«l  them  siieeo?^-;  in  all 
their  etliirt.s,  and  rec<'ive<l  the  wat<h  as  a  token  of  their  (^<teem. 

May  'J'id,  then*  w:is^n'at  excitement  inthecitv  over  the  approach- 
ing mnnici|>al  eh-ction.  The  Hepuhlicans  ma«le  a  dcsjMTate  i'fVort 
to  gain  the  victory,  and  usitl  all  maniuT  itC  niwuis  to  Mfurc  their 
en<ls.  Thev  cau<e<l  conspicuous  pla«iinls  to  U-  (xisted  up  at  night, 
which  contain«'<l  the  follows: 

••  rut  K  lUi-i  iu,i<  ANM  VoTK  YocR  Tkkkt  Strahjut  I 

Nil  (  uiii|ir<iiui!M-  on  aocoiint  of  RA«t«  or  (Vilor  1 1 

Norfciik   KxiH-«'U  Every  K^puWlit-an  to  Ui  |{i<  I»iiiy::: 

Nofajulinx    witli  Coiiscrvalivi'til  II 

F^iiial   HiKl.t«for    all  III 

ini:  I'l  lu.K  s(  n«M>F>  oim-.n  to  all  witiioit  i>istin(TI<>n  <m- 

(  <U^)KIII 
We  Know  <>iir  Kif^hl-s  nnd  Knowing,  I>an-  Mnini.iin  l'h<-m  !  I! 
llT  .limtion  of  iSi^neil)  .IK.    I>KZKNlH)KF. 

Chairman  of  (\ly   liff<»hi\ron  Ki.  (hmmilttr." 

This  anmscnl  the  trhitr  men  of  Norfolk,  and  pave  them  new 
<-our.ige  in  their  fight  against    thorte     wlu>    wen-    trying  to  dcgnule 

them,  and  their  children. 


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May  23d,  the  election  camo  of!',  and  tlio  enfire  Conservative  ticket 
was  elected,  with  the  exception  of  the  Connfihnen  in  1th  \\':ird. 
The  persons  electeti  were  us  follows: 

mayor: 
JOHN  K.  LUDLOW. 

CITY    sekokant: 
T.  J.  COKPRK'A'. 

commonwealth's  attorney  : 
W>L  H.  WHITE. 

CITY    COLLECTOR  : 

MEKRITT  T.  COOKE. 

CITY    ATTORNEY  : 

WiM.  B.  M.VRTIN. 

COMMISSIONER   OF  REVENUE  : 

JOHN  B.  BRANHAM. 

city   .sikveyor: 
VIRG1NIU8  FREEMAN. 

[All  other  city  otHcers  were  elected  by  the  new  Council]. 
The  following  Conncilmcn  wore  elected  : 

First  WAun— M.  Fl;in:i;,':in,  Churli'S  Reiil,  W.  C.  Marrow,  H.  Hamburger,  F. 
J.  Robiiinoii,  W.  E.  Tlioiusun,  J.  D.  I'rootor,  C  B.  Ackiss. 

Second  Ward— W.  F.  Allen,  V.  D.  Ciroiu-r,  E.  C.  Robinson,  W.  J.  Baker,  R. 
C.  Tavlor,  Fred.  Tavlor,  Thomas  Hope.  Gus.  Hanfts. 

Tm'ird  Ward— E.  W.  Face,  T.  A.  Williams,  J.  W.  Gregory,  0.  G.  Elliott,  W. 
E.  Taylor,  J.  I).  Conper,  W.  W.  (iwathmey. 

Fourth  Ward,  {Ii'tdicaU)—\.  O.  C'herrv,  J.  D.  Eppes,  A.  H.  Portlock,  J.  F. 
Burwell,  J.  A.  Riiidick. 

The  defwit^l  Radic:ds  for  city  ofTiccs  were  as  follows  :  For 
Mayor,  R.  T.  Gninn  ;  tor  Sergeant,  W.  B.  Deggs  ;  fi)r  Common- 
wealth's Attorney,  Ed.  Spaulding;  for  Collector,  Ij.  W.  Webb  ;  for 
City  Attorney,  J,  Parker  Jordan;  for  Commissioner  of  Revenue, 
A,  L.  Hill  ;  for  Surveyor,  J.  F.  Dezendorf.  [This  election  vir- 
tually put  an  end  to  Republican    aspiration  for   oflice  in  Norfolk]. 

May  .'Mst,  the  funeral  of  our  respected  citizen,  Mr,  Jacob  Um- 
stiidter,  took  place,  and  was  attended  by  a  large  number  of  sorrow- 
ing relatives  and  sympathizing  friends.  Theservices  at  thedwelling 
consisted  of  a  (Jerman  prayer  by  Rev.  Louis  Harefeld,  and  aii 
;iddre.ss  in  the  sime  language  by  Rev.  Dr.  A.  S.  Bettelheim,  of 
Richmond — after  which  the  remains  were  conveye<l  to  the  Syna- 
gogue, where  Dr.  Bettellicim  delivered  an  impressive  funeral 
oration. 

June  1st,  a  young  man  named  Wilder  committed  suicide  on 
Church  street.  Upon  his  j)ers()n  the  following  letter  was  fouiul, 
which  we  publish  as  a  solemn  w;irning  to  all  young  men  whodriiik 
liquor  to  excess  : 


"  I>car  mother,  falluT  nml  l»n>ilicr,  KtxHl-byc,  for  you  wj'II  no(  nee  nic  a|;nin,  ii*  I 
h:ivi-  Inkfit  n  ^U*l*^•  of  Iniiiiiiiiiiiii,  whifii  llu-  tioclor*  way  will  kill  nny  man.  Ymi 
limy  (liiti'<  iliit  tit  a  raxli  act  in  inc.  hut  it  it  not  m>,  aa  I  hart-  had  it  on  my  niiiiii 
fur  two  yt*an«  or  m<»rf. 

"  IVar  iiKiiluT.  uiy  rvanon  fur  iUnnn  ••''•<  i*  ll>nl  I  have  oontrai'ltil  a  linl>it  of 
ilriiikin^'  liijuor  to  nurli  nn  ixli-nt  tli:it  I  i-amiut  p4oii  it,  .iiid  nth<.-r  than  liiinc 
(li-i:r;i«v  on  vim  und  imnhi-r  I  woiiM  rather  die. 

In.m  your  lovinj; -on.  (HAKMK  F.  WII.DKK." 

.IiiiM'  .'ill,  ll»«'  \'ue  di'  I'Kau  Hot«I  («»n  SfwclTs  P.iinti  \\:i<  (iixiin] 
for  tin-  n'<v|>tion  nfj^iK'sts  for  tin*  Suimnfr  milmih.  TIic  plaiv  was 
Dpi'iitil  hy  Mr.  K.  S.  Dfxlvon,  ..lllu'  Allantic  II. .til.  wlx.  was  al>ly 
jLSijisitil  ill  it"  iiiaiiao;(Miuiir  \>\  Mr.  Jiw  Sam  Hmwn.of  I'«»rt.siiioutli, 
(•lie  of  Virj;inia's  iimst  juvial  and  <l(serv«-<lly  juijiular  y«uui^  iiu-ii. 
['I  111'  j^r.iinl  f»[wiiiti^'  l>all  at  this  |»<i|)iilar  n-siirt  t<Mik  jjlaiv  .Iiim* 
2oth,  ami   was   well   |>atritiii/c«l    l.y   tlii-   .\orli»lk   an«i    I'ortsinoiitli 

|H'(.|.lt.]. 

.Imn'  *2otli,  Dr.  \\  .  II.  Finch,  A  native  oi'  rortsin<Mith,  hHt  for 
many  yiars  a  rt'siilcnl  of  thin  city,  di  |Htrtt.Hl  thi>  life  in  the  iNth 
ytar  of  his  aj;«',  lie  was  an  honest  ami  imhi>trii>iis  map,  and 
nniversjilly   pttjuilar. 

.hijy  KMh,  news  w;ls  net  ivcd  here  of  the  iiidorsiiion  of  ll<ini<-.- 
( int'lcy  tor  I'l^idnit  hy  the  Natiniml  Drinocratic  C'<»nventii)n,  which 
asscmhlrd  in  Rihimorc.  Tlicre  was  Mime  ciitlnisiasin  nianil'c^tcil, 
but  many  .slanm-h  old  l)eino(Tats  in  Nort'ulk  'Nlidn't  enthuse  worth 
a  «'ent."  [The  nomination  of  (ireeiey  and  lirown  proved  to  In-  an 
iintortMnate  event  for  the  I)enii»eraey j. 

July  "J'Jd,  a  (iri-c'ley  and  lirown  mtifH-.iiioii  nu-rtin;.:  was  held  at 
the  Coiirthonse  l>y  the  Conservativ«'s.  (.  olonel  .1.  \V.  Ilinton  pre- 
sided over  the  nui'tinj;,  and  the  larjit*  amlieiuv  was  :i<ldr«^iscd  l»y 
I'liitcd  States  Senator  J.  K.  Doolittle,  of  \Vi.s<(.n>in,  an«l  other 
spe-.ikers.  A  eommittoe  wasappoint«'<l  to  oriranize  the  "Chappaipia* 
Clul)  I  name<l  in  honor  of  Sir.  (in-eh-y's  eotnitrv  iXf^l.leneiM,  and 
report  snifahle  persons  .is  |>ermanent  otlieci^s.  wIh'M  the  followinsj: 
were  recommended  :  l*nv-ident,  John  B.  \N'hitchea<l  ;  Vi<"e- I*resi- 
dents,  dames  Y.  I.iMj,di,  K.  W.  Kac.-.  Francis  DcC.nly,  .1.  F.  Well- 
Ikihi  ;  'I'na>iircr,  T.  B.  Rowland;  SiTetary.  II.  I*.  M.  IMiail  : 
('orre.spondim;  Siretary,  A.  H.  I'ooke. 

A  motion  hy  ('(donel  L.  I>.  Starke  that  the  n"«omm<ndaiion.>  of 
the  committee  U"  adopte«1,  was  <";irric«l. 

The  r)llowiii^  roohitiun  was  unaninioiisly  atlopU'il  aud  the  meet - 
inj;  .adjcttirmxl : 

"  U^^i^-i  Thif  we.  ffip  f'hnppnqna  Club,  composed  of  ntfrrrc  nf  N'nrfnlk. 
ir  "    "  .  -.  who  an-    «fe!«ir<>u-  i 

L  iilry.  do  liirtliv  r:\' 

i  i  ■:    |{.  (iral/  liri'Wii    '  i 

til-    I  ;ii;.i     ^:.it.-.    :ni.|    tin!    m    .1..   i -.rdially  adopt  ihe    jjlatluriii  i^l  jTiii' i|lc-« 
adoi>t«>4l  .It  (inriiinaii  and  renflirmcd  ni  IWiltiniori-.'" 

Jtdy  2Ith,  the  National  Hotel,  with  furniture  and  fi.xtnres,  was 
sold  by  auction  for  the  sum  of  S37,1(K>.      Mrs,  E.  L.  .Jenkins,  tin- 


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pniprii'tivss  o{' [hv  Mansion  House,  was  the  hi.idcr,  hut  aflcrwards 
uavo  up  the  l)arj:;aiiit()  Messrs.  Holt  tt  J5n>.,  (wo  elejrant  jrentlenien 
from  LvnelihuriT,  Va.,  the  fiu-mor  j)ro|)rietors  of  the  well-known 
Xorvell  House,  in  that  eity. 

Auijust  7tii,  Mrs.  Ann  P:.  \Voo(ll)n(l:re,  wife  of  Mr.  John  ,1. 
W()oill)ri»lLi;e,  was  killed  on  the  Oeean  \'iew  Road,  hv  a  fish  cart 
runniui;  into  the  huirtry  in  which  she  wa?^  seated.  This  terrilde  aeei- 
<lent  was  the  result  of  reekiess  driviui;. 

September  U)tli,  a  Greeley  pole  was  raised  at  (he  head  of  Market 
S(juare  hv  the  "  Chaj)paqua  CMiib."  The  |)ole,  TO  ie,'i  lonij;,  was 
eut  from  Mr.  Greeley's  farm  land  at  Ghappacjua,  Xew  York,  and 
hroui^ht  here  on  a  Xew   York  steanu-r. 

ISepteml)er  2i)th,  Mr.  X.  1>.  S(ron«;*s  livery  stable,  on  L'nion 
street,  was  tlestroyed  by  fire.  Sevt-ral  mules  and  horses  perishei;  in 
the  flames.  Several  other  buildings  were  badly  dama^^ed  by  this 
fire.  During:;  the  eonfla>i;ration  Mr.  James  Denny,  one  of  our  most 
valuable  firemen,  saved  Mr.  Strono-'s  watch  and  poeketbook  from 
the  Hames  at  i;reat  personal  risk  of  life.  J'lie  act  was  a  brave  and 
dariui;  one. 

October  od,  Mr.  Daniel  Moloney's  livery  stable,  on  corner  of 
rnion  and  Church  streets,  was  eutirely  destroyed  by  fire.  All  the 
liorses  and  some  of  the  vehicles,  harness,  tV^c.,  we-e  saved  l)v  the 
employees  at  the  stable,  assisted  by  the  firemen.  lustuance  on  the 
buildiuii;  was  only  >;2,00i). 

October  7th,  the  good  Sister  Mary  Agnes,  of  St.  Maiy's  Asvlum, 
departed  this  life.  She  was  a  victim  of  consumption,  and  was  a 
gri-at  sufferer,  but  bore  her  misfortune  with  great  fortitude,  and 
never  }altere<l  in  her  duties. 

October  lOth,  Captain  Athun  iiaum  departed  this  life.  He  was 
a  l)rave  soldier  and  useful  citizen,  and  his  death  caused  deep  regret 
throughout  our  whole  community.  His  funeral  was  attended  by 
the  Independent  Order  Mechanics,  the  ()d<l  l-'ellows,  firemen,  and 
many  other  citizens. 

October  2()th,  Wright  Southgate  Whittle,  one  of  our  n)os( 
talented  and  promising  yoiuig  lawyers,  departed  this  life  in  tlie'iltli 
year  of  his  age.  fie  was  a  mendMr  of  ( )wens  Lodge  of  Masons, 
and  was  burii-d  with  Masonic  lionni-.  'fhe  death  of  this  vonng 
man  cast  a  gloom  over  the  entire  communit v. 

0<-tober  22d,  the  Virginia  and  .North  Carolina  Agi-icultnral 
Society  begun  its  fair,  which  lasteil  six  days.  The  e\hil)ition 
wotdd  have  been  a  grand  success   had  it  not  been  for  bad    weather. 

Octol)er  2(jth,  another  explosion  oceurre<l  at  ('apt.  William  A. 
(rravcs' ship-v;ird,  by  which  two  men  were  killed  and  six  or  seven 
wouiuled.  Those  killed  were  Peter  'I'incs,  and  a  colored  <'ngineer 
name<l  Peter  Evans. 

October  30th,  Mr.  Edward  (ik-nnan,  another  respected  and  ven- 


1  JS 

fi-.ililfriti/cii,  ili|>:irtc.l  tlil-  lil".-.  in  tin-  CItli   yi-ar  of  his   a-,'.-.      H. 
wa-.  a  nativf  i>|'  In'Iaml.  hiil  came  to  Norfolk  many  years  a;;o. 

NovcfnU-r  *)tli,tlu-  I'nsidfntial  clivtioij  tK^currc*!.  'Pin- niajority 
lor  (irit'lcy  and  iJrowii  in  tlii^city  \\;ls  f»nly  oiu-  vittc.  Maj.  IJak«'r 
1*.  I>v's  majority  over  Jatncs  H.  Piatt  for  ( 'onjjrcft}*.  wx*  sixty- 
one. 

Tlic  odiiMal  vote  of  this  (2(1)  Conj^resHJoiial  Di-tri-  t.  \va«  a-  t"..]- 
I..\v-  :  (n-.mt.  l.l.OlM  ;  (Jreeicy,  10,(>S1  ;  Jamw  11.  I'lalt,  1.0,;Vi:5  : 
Hakcr  V.  Lee,  1(),,'^'V.>.  (irant's  majority  over  (ircoley,  5,610 ; 
I'lati's  majority  over  Leo,  o.'J]  I. 

NovcmU'r  *Ji>th,  Mr.  Tliom:i«<  Smith,  one  of  our  Irailini::  «lry 
i;o<mI>  mi-rchants  ami  surcesslnl  l)n>in<*!<>  men,  departi^l  this  life, 
after  a  short  illness.  His  funeral  t<Kjk  place  from  St.  Mary- 
( 'hnreh,  ill  pri'senei' of  a  lar^^e  a.s.<eml>hii^'  of  ftrmer  friends  atid 
a<'<|Maintan<'e~. 

During  this  month  the  hors(\s  of  Norfolk  wereaitaeked  with 
Hpizooty,  a  ti'rrihie  disease,  which  killed  manv  vahial>le  animal> 
in  our  midst,  h'nllv  nine-tenths  of  the  hors<'s  in  the  city  were 
alllicted  with  the  malady. 

Di-eemher  IGth,  the  Norll'lk  Vn5(;iNi\N  aunoiin<-e<i  the  retire- 
ment ot'T.  li,  Knnin,  Ks<i.,  iVom  the  firm  of  (ilennan,  Kiiflin  t^: 
( "o.  .Mr.  \\.  sold  hi-^  intere-t  in  the  paper  to  M.  (ilennan.  Km|.. 
and  the  new  tirm-name  was  (ilennan  «(•  .\<lki-son. 

DeeenddM-  1 '.Mil,  I  he  annual  riieetin<j;  utihe  .\t  Ian  tic,  Mississippi  and 
Ohio  KaiIro;id  Company,  was  held  at  the  ( )per:i  Ho>i«»e.  Hon.  T!i<>-. 
S.  Hoeoek,of  Lynehhuri:,  w:l<  eh<»en  chairman  of  the  mectinir  and 
( "aplain  N.  M.  ( )»l>orne,  Se<retary.  The  Pre>ident's  annual  report 
w;is  suitmiltetl  and  rr<eive«l  with  much  sati-faction  to  the  sKx'k- 
holdei-v. 

Deci'minr  2(>th,  the  St<H-kholders  of  the  Atlantic.  Missis-ippi  A 
Ohio  I{;jilr«>ad,  with  many  invite<l  guests,  were  t«ndenHl  :»  compli- 
mentary e.xcnrsion  trip  to  Old  Point  Comfort,  on  tin-  Steamer 
(icor^e  I^-ary,  throu<^h  thecourtcsy  of  Cajitain  .lohn  .M.  Rfil'inson. 
Pn-sident  of  the  lijdtimore  Steam  Packet  Company.  The  trip  wa- 
verv  much  enjoye<l — particularly  hy  the  \i-it<»r<  from  the  Moun- 
taitis,  s(une  of  whom  wore '*nev<T  on  KrKtrd  of  a -t«'andM>at  hefon*."" 
.Vf^er  viewing;  the  hip  punx  and  other  si«.:hts  at  I'ort  Monroe,  the 
party  retnrnc<l  to  the  city  in  the  Ix'st   humor  iinapinahlc. 

KIOIIIKKN     IU;.NI)KKI>    AND    SKVKNTY-TIIHKK. 

January  Idth.tho  l'ythian>'  **Castlc  Tlall"  wa>  formerly  d«Nli«-:ited. 
.\d<lre«sS(S  were  «lelivereil  hv  .ludge  (ieopje  S.  Oldfield.  and  Ke\  . 
K.  M.  Saunders. 

January  13th,  Madame  l-'annic  Janau-ehek.  ap|H'arc<l  at  our 
0|Hra  llou-e,  the  first  time  in  Norfolk,  an<l  «Teatod  (juito  a  sensi- 
tiun    among    the  thcatre-gtxTs.     She    playe^l    "Mary    Stuart,''  in 


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Schiller's  l)i':\ntil\il  rc|H('>(Mit:it  ion  ot'  the  liajilc-s  ( ^ih'cii,  aixl  \Va.-' 
Nvell  Mij)|H)rti'(l  l)v  Mr.  flaiiu-s  II.  Tavlor. 

Fohniarv  4tli,a  Murtiii<;  of  citi/.ens  \va-  held  at  tlic  ( 'onitliou^i' to 
a(loj)t  resolutions  ol"  ros|>fct  to  tlic  incniory  of  tju-  lati'  ('oniniodorc 
Matliew   Maury. 

February  8tli,  Mr.  riosepli  II.  Jarratt,  foruu'rly ofSussox  County, 
died  .suddenly  at  the  City  Hall,  while  eonver.-iiii^  with  an  otlicial. 
He  wa.s  TjS  years  of  aiic,  an<l  had  heeii  living;  in  Norfolk  ahout  six 
}ears. 

Miireh  ;Ul,  Captain  liohert  M.  lialls  died  in  the  o.^ith  year  oi'his 
at^o.  He  was  paralyzed  in  lS(j5>  and  hail  luen  an  invalid  ever  since. 
His  usefulness  as  a  member  ol"  the  Howard  Association  inl.Soo, 
will  not  soon  he  fbrijotten. 

March  8tli,  George  W.  IJnnvn,  a  good  citizen,  died  verv  Sud- 
denly while  at  work  near  the  city.  Mr.  B.  was  a  member  of  the 
Fayette  Artillery,  trom  Richmond,  during  the  war,  and  in  one  of 
the  engagements  near  his  native  city  he  was  wounded  in  liftv-six 
ditVerent  places  by  the  e.vplosion  of  a  shell  from  a  Federal  batterv. 
He  was  captured  on  Lee's  retreat  and  sent  to  Point  Lookout  j)rison, 
where  he  remained  until  the  summer  of  186'"),  when  he  wiis  paroled 
anil  came  to  Xorti)lk. 

March  Lith,  Edward  Walter  Sliclion,  one  of  our  rising  voung 
merchants,  departed  this  lite,  in  the  -V-Ul  year  of  his  age.  He  was 
a  gallant  member  of  the  "Norfolk  Juniors,"  12th  \"irginia  Regi- 
ment, Mahone's  Urigade,  during  the  entire  war,  and  was  twice 
wounded  in  deience  of  Southern  Rights,  (ireen  bi^  the  grass  that 
grows  upon  his  grave,  that  his  virtues  may  be  fresh  in  our 
memory. 

April  (Jth,  Ilannan  «.V:  Kelly's  livery  stables,  and  several  houses 
adjoining,  on  Union  street,  were  destroyed  by  fire.  Horses  all 
saved.     No  insurance  on  any  of  the    personal  proj)erty  destroyed. 

April  9th,  the  corner-stone  of  the  l*rotestant  Fpiscopal  Guild 
(now  St.  Luke's  Church,  on  Bute  street),  was  formally  laid — Rev. 
I)r.  ().  S.  Barten,  (if  Christ  Church,  otHciating.  Th(>  chosen  orator 
of  the  occasion  wa.s  Hon.  .John  Goode,  Jr.,  who  delivered  an  ap- 
propiiatc  a(ldres.s. 

May  20th,  the  e.xciting  boat  race  between  the  Choapeake  Boat 
Clulj  of  Norfblk,  and  the  Seaboard  Chd)  of  Portsmouth,  took  place 
over  the  u>ual  three  mile  coui-se  down  our  harbor.  This  race  was 
witncssinl  by  an  immens<M-rowti  ot"  pei"sons  and  was  intenslv  exci- 
ting, as  it  had  been  the  subject  of  conversation  for  some  months  jirc- 
viou>.  The  Cliesapeakes  had  been  victorious  in  all  their  races^  uiid 
they  wore  their  laurels  proudly  and  confidently;  but  the  "young- 
sters" from  "across  the  way,"  knowing  whtit  splendid  talent  they 
had  to  contend  against,  worked  with  all  their  might  to  make  them- 
selves e<iual     to  the  task    before  them,  and     tUn\-  «..c«'ced(«^I — their 


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virforv  was  romplftc.  Tlu-y  m:i<lr  tin-  trip  in  «'i^litecMi  iiiiiititis 
aixl  (iftv-fivc  -ttiiiHls,  :i;;uiu.''t  niiu-tivn  luimite^  ami  tweniy-livi' 
stM-tiiuls,  I'or  tlif  ('l»('^^:l|R•akl*J<.  Tin-  Sfulxtaril's  civw  om^isttil  ot'tln* 
fi>llt»wiii;;  yiiiin^  iiK'ii  : 


linvrr     I>'ini»><.'v,    liou. 

•Ii-.  H.  I{n>\vn,'.]r..  No.  2,   

(  .  11.  Nifim'Vfr,  No.  ;{, 

Ilriinaii  ('.  Mfiiu'vcr,    .No.   I,   

.la-.  T.  n.irtcn,  No.  5, 

\\  .  K.  [/«tnost'\ ,  .-^trnkr, 

.\.  .\.     W'liitr,  coxswain, 11» 


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Tiicir  Itoat,  a     >ix-oar('<l  irij;,  >vas     cjilUil  the  "Ivipplc,"  luiilt   in 

Ni-w   Y..rU. 

Tlu'     ( 'lnsip«'alu''>     <n\v     wa>     <oni|»(.Mtl  ol   tin-  lullitwin-:   well 

known    liciitlrnun  : 

liow  Oar  — Wni.  A.  r,y:i\r>,  .Ir l;:7  il..s. 

No.  ij— F.  H.  Dornin 12K  " 

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Coxswain— Win.    W'alliT    1<»G  " 


T.»tal ii57 

Tliciriri:^  was  (";ill((l  tlic  "\'csta."  and  wa.s  hnilt  in  Ji"-lon. 

Mav  'i'Jd,  I*2<lwaiil  Davis  H«m1i;(-,  a  fornicr  jusscK-iatt-  «»f'  the  Nor- 
folk  \'iK<ii.MAN,an<l  a  pntd  an«l  ns*ful  citi/.cn.dcpartMl  tliislifr. 

May  'J4tli,  Colonel  Tlionias  .1.  (  orpn-w  dit-tl.  lU*  wsi>  a  man 
well  known  for  his  ^mit  fon-i"  of  «ham(t<M- — a  true  tVi«'n<i.  lull  of 
^morons  iinpnlst  s,  and  a  pnlilir  s|iiritrd  citi/m.  he  drew  aronnd  liini 
a  iarirc  cin-lf  of  dcvoti-il  admin  r-.  and  no  man  rvcr  dird  in  onr 
mid-t  who  was  nion-  lovt-d  Itv  lii>  Irimds.  Ctdonol  Corprrw  had 
lor  yoai-s  Ui-n  a  Irnc  and  lailhtid    pnMic  servant. 

Jmn-  2<l,  Colorul  U<»lK'rt  L.  Owen,  formerly  of  Lynehhur^r,  \'a., 
an<l  Kx-Pr<»sident  of  the  Virginia  antl  Tenn«?^He  Kiiilrojul,  dit><l 
at  tin-  St.  Vinn  nt  de  I'aid  lIos|)ital,  in  the  ''^i*!  v«-:ir  tif  his 
a^'e.  In  1S«;U  he  wjus  elivtetl  to  the  State  Senate  from  Lynehhurg, 
and  .m'rve«l  one  term.  In  1.H71  he  move«l  to  this  city  and  |»unhas«Hl 
the  well  known  Drummond  farm,  in  Norfolk  eonnty,  fonr  mih-s 
from  town.  lie  left  a  faithful  an<l  lifvote*!  wife,  and  two  sons  to 
mourn  his  loss.  (  olonel  Owen  was  a  di-^tin^nished  and  patriotic 
\'ir^inian,  a  pxnl   man,  and  a  worthy  Master  Ma.M»n. 

.huH'  -Jth,  the  Chw^ijMakc  liojit  Uluh  of  this  city  },':iine<l  a  victory 


ir,i 

over  tlu'  An:ilo-t;in  (Miih,  of  Washiiiirton,  io  a  tiirii'  mile  race  on 
tlio  Potomac.  The  lu-ws  of  this  victory  (over  the  "crack  cliil)"  of 
Wasliinijton)  caiiso  imich  plcasiirahlo  oxcitciiu'iit  here.  The  cicw 
of  the    Ch«'sa|H'al<o  CMiib  in  this  nice  was  as  follows  : 

Fred.  Hanlv,  stroke, 145   Ih.s. 

.lohn  Baker',  three 14(5     " 

I..  W.  Tazewell,  two 142     " 

\V.  C.  Dixon,  bow 149     " 

The  boat  used  by  our  boys  was  a  four-oared  shell,  called  the  Cbes- 
peakc.  When  the  victorious  crew  returned  home,  they  were  received 
t»y  our  |)co|)le  with  an  ovation  not  soon  to  he  forgotten.  An  address 
of  '•  welcome  home"  was  delivered  by  Col.  J.  W.  Hinton,  and  a 
<;rand  banijuet  was  ijiven  at  Atlantic  Hotel,  in  h<)nor  of  the  event. 

June  21st,  Mr.  John  Goruiley,  an  aged  and  respected  citizen, 
<leparted  this  life.  In  all  his  transactions  with  his  fellow  men  he 
displayinl  the  character  of  a  Christian. 

June  24th,  the  Old  Street  FireCoinpany,  of  Petersburg,  Captiiin 
Thelly  Nugent,  arrived  in  this  city  on  a  visit,  and  were  received 
with  usual  honors  and  courtesies  by  our  firemen. 

June  25th,  the  buildings  at  Captain  Wm.  A.  Graves'  ship-yard, 
together  with  the  shipping-house  of  Jacob  Baum  &  Co.,  and  Mr. 
A.  A.  McCullough's  stable,  were  destroyed  by  fire.  Mr.  Graves' 
loss  in  machinery  and  lumber  was  estimated  at  about  $30,000,  and 
not  half  insured. 

JuIy20th,Mr.JohM  Dodddeparted  this  life,  in  the  ninety-first  year 
of  his  age.  The  deceased  was  a  native  of  Ireland,  but  had  been  an 
esteemed  and  usefiil  member  of  this  conuuunity  for  more  than  fifty 
years.  He  Wius  conspicuous  for  his  integrity  and  nuuiliness  of 
character,  and  by  his  energy  and  industry,  lie  had  accumulated  a 
handsome  fortune  for  the  support  of  his  family.  His  death  was 
dce|Jy  lanu'uteil,  for  the  city  could  ill  all!)r(l  to  lose  such  a  man. 

Juiv  25th  and2(jth,  the  stores  of  Hofheimer,  ct  Co.,  S.  Frank, 
W.  R!  Hudgins,  cV:  Co.,  L.  Raphael,  W.  T.  Harrison  &  Scm.,  J.  R. 
Lewellen,  and  Taylor,  Martin  tV:  Co.,  were  destroyed  by  fire. 

On  the  night  of  2(]th,  and  on  Sunday,  the  27th,  the  fire  brokeout 
agjiin  in  the  .same  row  of  buildings,  and  destroyed  Weil  tt  Ull- 
uuiu's  shoe  store,  and  Robert  Nott's  fancy  store.  J.  I).  (Jale's 
hardware  store  was  also  badly  damaged,  both  by  fire  and  water. 
This  wa.s  the  largest  conflagration  that  had  (jcciu-red  Ikm-c  since  the 
war — the  h^s  Ix'ing  over  §200,000  on  thenine buildings  and  stocks, 
which  was  mostly  covered   by  insurance. 

SeptemU'r  1st,  the  free  letter-del iver\'  system  (I)y  ciUTiei*s)  wa.s 
put  in  operation  here  by  the  United  States  Postal  authorities. 

Oct()i)er  1st,  Captain  James  Barron  Hope  retired  from  the 
editorial  chair  of  the  VlR(;i.\r.\N,  to  enter  another  field  of  useful- 
ness in  the  saiue  line  of  business. 


ir/2 

C)ct«>lMT  llli,  ( 'aptaiii  Finlcy  F.  l-'t-iyiison  died.  lie  w.ls  aii 
liiuiDnil  citi/xii.  :uu\  had  (illcl  iiiaiiy  |»'v.itioii>  <.f  tiu-t  in  our  <v»iii- 
iimnitv.      We  w.K  truly  a  wAAv  man. 

()i'ti>lK.M*  7tli,  llir  MN-ond  annual  exliildlion  (>init'  tin-  wan  ol'our 
Agricultural  SH-it-ty  was  ••onnncncrtl  luidi-r  l'avonililccirrnin«>tan«-«-. 
riicaiunial  addri*;*^  \v;i.s  drlivrrcd  <»n  the  Stli  inst.,  by  (Jen.  W.  H. 
Taliafi-rnj,  oiu-  <<i'  \'irj;iuia's  hravr  and  «|iivaln»ns  mmih.  Tiic  fair 
la^tctl  tour  days  and  cinsi'd  with  a  touruanxnt.  [It  wna  at  this 
I  xliihiticin  that  .Mr.  .htlin  \.  McC'anirs  trottin*:  hop**-,  "( )r;inp' 
iilir^Hotn,"  was  <h>t  hnmirht  to  thr  notici'  ot'  the  N'iiLnnia  |M<ijdf. 
llr  at'terwaid-  |>rove<l  to  U'  a  tiist  one.  Mr.  MrCaidl  liv<-s  in  lioa- 
tiokc  «'ounty,  where  he  has  a  -tud  farin.  and  hum's  tim-   horM>]. 

OetolnT  13th,  (iustavus  R.  llanfls,  a  w^•ll  known  and  popidar 
(ji-rman  citi/.en  of  Norfolk.  die*l  in  the3:i<l  yj-jir  of  his  aire. 

()»'tol>er  loth,  «tnr  ("ilv  ("inuieils  met  and  apjiropriated  fitletii 
liiuidre<l  dollars  to  he  sent  to  the  Y«'lln\v  FfV«r  sutlereis  of  Mem- 
phis, TennesH-e. 

Oetoher  Ulth,  the  Utominu:  of  eaniion  and  sfiundof  fife  and  <1ruin, 
told  the  j)Coph' that  a  ^rand  ("oiiM-rvative  Mans  Mjt'tin^  woidd  he 
held  at  the  National  Hotel,  at  H  o\lo«  k  W  hi.  The  liotel  huihliiii; 
was  han<l><»mely  illinninat«tl,  aixi  the  front  jMtrtico  was  (ieojnit*-!! 
with  tlap*.  .Xlajor  W.  T.  Taliaferro  was  selert(««l  as  chairman 
of  the  meeting,  and  aiidrj^vM-s  were  delivcntl  l)y  (a|)tain  dojui 
S.  Wise,  Iv\-(  iovcrnor  Win.  Smithand  (Jen.  Jas.  L.  Kein|>er — tlie 
latter  JH-iuj^  the  (,'onservativee:uidiilatefor  ( JoviTnor.  against  t'olon«'l 
Kohert  W .    Huirhes.lhe    Iiepulili<':i!i  nominee. 

Oetoher  llMli,  the  SccoikI  I'rcshvterian  Church  (on  Fre<'mason 
street  j  wiLs  sohinidy  de<li(atc<i  to  the  >erviceof  (Jo<l,  The  prelim- 
inary servi'-ejH  were  eon(hi<teil  liy  \{vv.  Dr.  (Jo.  D.  .\rm<trong, 
n|' the  First  Freshyterian  Church,  an«l  the  d«tlication  sermon  was 
prcache«l  i)y  Rev.  Moms  I).  Ho^e,  of  Richmond,  fn)jn  the  follow- 
ini;  text :  FJth  chapter  .lohu,  ami  .Vid  verse — "And  I,  if  I  !>•  lilUnl 
up,  will  dniwall  mm  unto  me,"  [The  eonirre^ition  of  this  Chunh 
.  tVcetni  it.s  oi-ir»i'i/:ition  in  .Inly,  1S71.  hy  th«' ele«'tion  of  William 
II.  liroui:htoM.  William  I>.  Reyn..lds,  and  l>:ivid  Humphreys,  a.s 
i:iders;and  .1.  M.  Fn. man,  Henry  S.  Reynolds  and  Luther 
Shelilon,  n*'  Hcanms.  Rev.  Ncandcr  M.  WtKnls,  of  Kentucky, 
ace^ptiNl  II  pastond  call  to  the  Churr'h,  an<l  up  to  this  writini;  ( 1.S77) 
has  taithfidiy  ministcn>«l  unto  the  jrrowinir  conirnn^^tion]. 

()»'toUr  iHth,  the  Ctiuncils  nict  in  joint  ses-^ion  and  elected  the 
following  Water  ( "ommi--ioners  for  the  term  of  two  ye:irs  :  Messrs. 
(Tc<»r^' K.  (TfxKJridpe,  \\  .  W.  C'haml)orlnine,  and  Capt.  John  S. 
Tucker. 

October  21st  was  the  (x^ea-sion  i»f  another  };nind  ConM^r- 
vative  rallv,  in  the  (tiuw^  of  Kemj>er  and  Withers,  our  candidates 
fl>r    (Jovernor  and    liicutcnant   ( Jovernor.      Hi-    ICxct-ilencv,  (Jov- 


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cnior  Gilljcrt  ( '.  Walker,  came  t.)  the  city  (o  adlrc--;  tlic 
people  upon  the  oecasioii,  and  lie  was  met  at  the  depot 
by  one  of  tlie  lari;est  toreldij^lit  processions  ever  seen  in 
Norfolk.  The  speakinir  took  plaee  from  the  front  balcony  of  the 
National  Hotel  ;  Gov.  Walker,  Col.  K.  B.  Berkley,  of  Farmville, 
and  Colonel  William  K.  Cameron,  of  retersl)nrLr,  delivered  suitable 
addresses.  This  meetin-i-  ^vas  presided  over  niacetully  by  Thomas 
\l.  Borland,  K>(\. 

October  25th,  Kev.  Neander  M.  AN'oods,  was  ordained  to  the  full 
work  of  the  gospel  n) in istry,  by  the  East  Hanover  Presbytery, 
which  was  then  in  session  at  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church — Rev. 
W.  A.  Campbell,  preaching  the  ordination  sermon.  Mr.  Woods 
wa?,onth  -same  day,  duly  installed  as  pastor  of  the  Second  Church — 
liev.  Mr.  Darnell,  delivering  the  ''charge  to  the  pastor,"  and  Rev. 
Dr.  M.  D.  Hoge,  tlu'  charge  to  congregation. 

October  28tli,  the  Conservative  Nominating  Convention  ol"  the 
city  met,  and  nominated  Major  Wm.  E.  Foster,  and  Mr.  Frederick 
S.  Taylor,  as  candidates  to  rejiresent  the  city  in  the  House  of  Dele- 
gates, of  the  State  Legislature.  Colonel  William  S.  Oswald,  the 
elHcient  City  Superintt-ndant  of  the  party,  presided  over  the  Con- 
vention, and  the  members  of  the  press  acted  as  Secretaries.  [Major 
C.  J).  DulKeld,  of  Norfolk,  had  been  previously  nominated  bv  the 
Conservatives  of  the  District  for  a  seat  in  the  Senate.  Princess 
Anne  County  and  No- folk  City,  composed  the  Senatorial  D.strictl. 

NovemI)er  1st,  another  grand  rally  of  the  Norfolk  Conservatives 
took  place  at  the  National  Hotel.  Sj)eeches  were  delivered  bv 
Major  William  E.  Foster,  Major  C.  B.  Dullield,  and  Fred.  S. 
Taylor,  Es(j.,  our  candidates  for  the  Legislature,  and  Colonel  O.  T. 
Beard,  a  Northern  Re[)iiblican,  who,  since  his  residence  in  liich- 
mond,  Va.,  had  found  out  what  class  of  men  composed  the  Re{)ub- 
lican  party  in  the  South,  and  knowing  that  the  ascendancy  of  such 
a  party,  with  negroes  and  carpetbaggers  at  the  head  of  it,  would 
literally  ])aralyze  the  commercial  and  mechanical  industry  of  the 
State,  took  the  stump  boldly  and  manfidly  against  it,  and  advocated 
the  Conservative  cause.  This  distinguished  gentleman  has  endeareil 
himself  to  the  Virginians  who  know  him,  and  he  was  warmly 
received  upon  the  occasion  of  his  first  spei'ch  in  our  city. 

November  4th,  the  election  of  General  James  L.  Kem[K.'r  as 
Governor  of  Virginia  over  Colonel  Robert  W.  Hughes,  the  Repub- 
lican nominee,  occurred.  Kemper's  majority  in  this  citv  was  828, 
the  largest  Conservative  majority  given  in  Norfolk  since  the  war — 
up  to  that  time.  Oni*  (-.mdidates  for  the  Ivcgislature  (Dutlield, 
Foster  and  Taylor)  were  also  elected.  Kemper's  ollicial  majority 
in  the  State  over  Hughes  was  27,257.  [We  will  state,  in  j)a-^sing, 
that  Colonel  Robert  W.  Hughes,  at  the  time  of  his  nomination, 
was  the  strongest  and  most  popular  Republican  in   Virginia.     He 


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is  at  prt-MMit  FnitfMl  Stat»»<*  Di-trid  Court  Jiidir*'  lat  Xorfolk,  Ricli- 
inoiul  aiitl  Alrxamlria),  as  sui*<i'SM»r  to  .Iml^M-  .Kdiii  ('.  Untli-rwool. 
(lfit':LM-tl,  and  in  this  position  In*  i>  hoiiori"*!  ami  rt'!s|u'<'lt><l  liv  tlir 
iHSt  jHoplr  of  our  "^laft".  lifiii;:  "native  lure  and  l«>  tlie  niannti 
Inirn,"  .Iiidp-  lln^lus  is  t<K)  nolilt-  and  pnri'  to  act  in  any  way  nut 
(•on-'i>t«nt  with  the  tlrtnands  of  J  iiM  ice  and  honesty.  IIi>  pnlitiial 
opinions  an<l  a>vMK'iation»  have  not  yet  lea<l  him  from  tlujdain  path 
otnllicial  dnty.  n«>r  have  they  heen  of  >urh  a  nature  a>  to  eonipro- 
ini.'-e  him  in  the  estimation  of  his  |M)litie:il  op|>onents.  ( ieneral 
Kem|»er's  victory  over  swii  a  I{epn!»li»-an  \v:t->  a  donhh-  triumph, 
and  h»'  may  well  he  proud  of  it.  Thi-re  are  no  Kepnltlit-ans  in 
\'iru:inia,  an«l  very  few  in  the  wht»le  South,  who  can  eomm.iiid  the 
resp( ft  tliat  .Ind^'  Hughes  enjoys]. 

N«n<'ml»er  .")th,  Messrs.  H.  W  Smith  A:  ("o.'s  little  hay  mare 
Nellie,  a  pae<'r,  was  mat«-hed  a«r'>i"^t  the  New  York  trottiii;^  "»are 
Huntress,  for  a  fifteen  linndre<l  dollar  |>nrse.  The  ra<v  e:ime  oil" at 
the  (ompovtella  raee  track,  t)(-ar  this  city,  and  was  won  l»y  Nellie, 
the  Norlol'f  mare — she  winning'  thnt'out  of  the  live  lieat^,  viz;  the 
second,  third  and  fifth,  one  mile  each.  liest  time  made  w^l*^  'J:.'i2J. 
A  large  er(»W(l  of  people  witne»e<l  the  sport,  and  were  delight«-<i  at 
Norfolk's  victory.  [  .Nellie  afterwards  pace«l  a  nnle  in  2:'M),  and  at 
//(/.s  time  (IHTTi  c:in  //•«/  almost  as  I'ast  a^  >he  pacnl  iIk  ii.  She  i-  a 
remarkable  little  animal  ]. 

Novemlier  1  Ith,  the  fourth  annual  session  of  the  Xiriiinia  Medi- 
cal Sfxiety  m»M  in  this  eity,  in  the  lecture  room  of  Christ  Chun-h. 
An  .'iddti'ss  nf  welcome  was  delivered  hv  Dr.  Samuel  S-hlen,  of' 
N<»rfolk.  The  aiMUial  onition  was  delivered  hy  I  )r.  K.  S.  Hamil- 
ton, of  Sta»mtoti.  l)r.  Harvey  Black,  of  Montiromery  County, 
pre>ide<l  o\er  the  meetinjx  until  the  new  I*resi<lent,  Dr.  .Alfred  (i. 
Tekiulf,  of  I'rini-ess  .\inie  Countv,  was  ele<'t»'d. 

Di^ecMuher  LUh,  .ludLre  Thomas  C.  Tahh  departtvl  this  life  in  tin- 
7M  ye:u'of  his  aixc.  He  was  a  prominent  ancl  well-known  j,Tnlle- 
nian,  an  al>le  lawyer  and  a  true  friend.  The  memhers  of  the  .Nor- 
folk I'ar  lieM  a  mtH-ting  and  ado|>t<'d  resolution  of  resj)eci  to  his 
memory. 

Dci-end'cr  17th,  .Mr.  .lu-cph  .Icflei-son,  the  i^reat  .Vmerican  Com- 
eilian,  played  Kip  Van  \N'iidsle  for  the  first  time  in  thi.s  city.  A 
lari;c  audience  >;re<'te<l  him. 

1  >i  ( t'mlKT  litiili,  Mrs.  Lucy  Ann,  the  Inlovnl  wife  o^' Hev.  Dr. 
N.  .\.  Okeson,  HNtor  of  St.  Paul's  Kpi-copal  Church,  departetl 
this  life  after  a  lon^;  and  painful  illiu's^.  This  excclh  nt  lady  wa.* 
love«l  l»y  all  who  knew  her. 

On  same  day,  Mr.  Klisha  Pendleton  die<l  very  suddenly  at  hi.s 
rcj-itienei'  on  KreemaH»n  street.  He  wa.'*  over  75  years  of  agt",  and 
hiu'ldy  n'>po-te<l. 


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KHiUPKF.N     HINDKEU    ANI>    SEVKXTV-FOUR. 

Jamuii'v  Till,  :i  -plcndid  follutiou  was  given  tf»  the  Imsinoss  men 
of  Norlulk,  on  lit);ii(l  the  inaLiiiifieeiit  new  Iron  Steainsliip  Joliiis 
Hopkins,  upon  this  the  ihiti'  of  her  lirst  trip  to  Xorfilk.  The 
Hopkins  is  the  finest  lioat  on  the  Xoi-lolk  and  Pxision  line — the 
pride  of  the  Merchants'   and    Miners'  Transportation  ("o:npanv. 

January  24th,  Mrs.  James  A.  Oates,  and  hri-  veiy  popular  com- 
pany, played  the  amusir.|v  l»urles(pu' oj)era  of  "I-'oiinnio,"  toa  large 
audience  at  our  Opera  Mouse. 

February  1st,  Mrs.  .Annie  Carter,  the  l)eIoved  wile  of  Rev.  W. 
K.  Edwards,  pastor  of  the  Granby  Street  M.  E.  Church,  departed 
this  life.  Iler  remains  were  tal<en  to  Rieiunond,  her  Ibrmer  home, 
for  interment. 

Fel)ruary  5th,  Professor  \V.  II.  Donahlson,  the  ^Eronaut,  maile  a 
lialloon  ascension  from  Market  S(}uare.  Mr,  T.  H.  Johnson, 
i)t'  Norfolk,  accompanied  the  I'rofessur  on  the  airy  trip. 

February  !»tli,  our  respected  townsman,  Thomas  T.  Cropper, 
Esq.,  departed  this  life  in  the  65th  year  of  his  a<;e.  He  was  a 
popular  and  useful  citizen. 

February  loth,  Mr.  \\  ni.  J.  Hardy,  one  of  our  most  valuable 
citizens,  departed  this  life  in  the  77tii  year  of  his  age.  As  a  syste- 
matic, upright  and  honorable  business  man  he  had  l)ut  few  ecjuals ; 
as  a  kind  and  devoted  husband  and  father,  he  had  no  superiors.  He 
had  been  actively  engaged  in  business  here  for  many  years,  and  at 
the  time  of  his  death  was  the  Norfolk  Agent  of  the  Peruvian  Gov- 
ernment, for  the  sale  of  its  celebrated  guano.  When  the  l)roke  out 
Mr.  Hardy  retired  from  business,  aixl  devoted  liim-clfto  his  aflcc- 
tionate  family. 

f'cbi'uary  Idih,  a  lire  occurred  m-ar  the  corner  of  Water  street 
and  Market  Sijuare,  which  nearly  destroyed  i{.  P.  Lovitt's  drv 
goods  store,  R.  Goodrich  &  Co.'s  li(pior  store,  A.  (j  Ijyons'  li(juor 
store,  M.  l*nccini's  fruit  stand,  and  E.  Hotl'man's  tobacco  and  cigar 
store. 

February  25th.  Mr.  John  W.  Rarcroft,  one  of  ourmo.>t  popidar 
restaurant  keeper.->,  departeil  this  life  in  the  52tl  year  of  his  age, 
after  a  short  illness.  He  was  a  kind  and  generous  man,  a  warm 
and  faithful   friend. 

March  1st,  General  .John  S.  Millson,  another  of  Norfolk's  oldest 
and  most  prominent  citizens,  breathed  his  la.-l.  He  was  born  here 
in  the  year  180.S;  was  married  in  1841  ;  was  one  of  the  Polk  and 
Dallas  electors  in  1844  ;  was  a  canvasser  for  the  Democratic  nominee 
for  the  Presidency  in  1848;  was  elected  to  Congress  in  1^11',  and 
kept  his  seat  until  the  war  broke  out,  when  he  resigned  and  c;nne 
home,  to  resume  the  practici'  of  law.  He  was,  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  the  oldest  mendjer  of  the  Norfolk  Rar. 


15j; 

MmhIi  IStli,  «uir  |)«-«»|>li' wt-re  tallttl  ii|><mi  to  inourn  the  iloutii  uf 
Mr.  ('.  \V.  (jraiitly,  8r.,  wlio  ilcparti-d  this  WW'  in  the  «!«Jth  y«ir  of 
hi>  :iL.'f.  Ill-  was  oiif  oroiir  (ihh^t  imn-haiit.- and  wa^  «MniiMiitlv 
MH(i>>l'tjl  ill  hu^illes.s.  lli.'<-:iim'  to  \orfoIU  in  l.sM,  iVom  (."aiiuhii 
County,  Ntirih  ("aioliiia,  and  <oiiinu'n<t'il  tin*  c'«»nnnis.si()n  bn>in«>.>, 
«>taldi.»hin|;  the  house  which  now  Uai-hhis  nauu',  in  l.S4o.  lie  wa- 
at  one  time  the  behjve«l  ra|»iain  of  the  Norfolk  Hhjtrs,  whi«h  «t)in- 
iiany  one  oi"  his  .wins  eonirnanded  so  galhintly  during  a  portion  of  the 
late  war.  The  nienhants  held  amass  me<!ting  oil  the  'JCtth  instant, 
aiul  adoptnl  re.solutions  of  respeet  in  mcmorv  of  their  dit-utse*! 
fri.-nd. 

Manlj  'Jtllh,  Unii.  .loliii  11.  N\liil(  lita.l  was  presented  with  a 
ina^nifK-ent  silver  |.uiitlt-l)M\vl  and  ladle,  hearing:  (he  iollowini:  in- 
Miiption,  whirh  fully  explain^  it.-elf: 

"  PreMrnffd  to  (hr  lion.  Joltn  II.  Whitehead,  bij  ihc  CUarintj 
IIouHc  Anitochilion  of  XorjOlh  (ind  Porlnmoiith,  in  U'jitimuuif  ojlhrir 
hl(/h  ajijim-iafion  of  Ow  va/mihle  ncrvicex  (/ratuitoujiti/  rnuleml  by 
him  irhilt  acfiuf/  (tM  TruMev  and  CuModian  of  s(curitir,s  duriut/  ihr 
jiiuuu'iid  rriids  of  IST.'J."      *' Pr<rsrns  (ih)<rntt(jur  idnn  rrit." 

April  22(1,  ComnuHlore  T.  Aloysius  J>ornin,  another  old  and 
highly  i-steemed  citizen  of  Norfolk,  died  in  the  74th  year  of  hi.** 
ai^e.  His  death  to(»k  {)lace  in  Savannah,  (ia.,  at  the  rc^ideni-e  of 
his  daujihter.  The  de<vascd  entere<l  the  I'nitcd  States  Navy  as  a 
Midshij)nian  in  LSI 5,  ap|)oint«^  from  the  State  (»f  Maryland,  antl 
ra|>idly  mse  to  the  rank  of  C'a|>tain.  In  1S.')6  he  was  made  Com- 
mandant of  the  Norfolk  Navy-yard,  and  rcmainc^l  in  that  pn.-ition 
three  yciirs.  He  was  next  in  command  <if  the  San  Jaiinto,  on  the 
t  oa-^t  of  Africa,  where  he  remained  until  the  late  war  U-jjun, when  he 
was  ordered  home  in  txuntnand  of  the  (  oustellation.  In  1S(»2  he 
was  made  a  ComnuHlore,  and  was  a>>si<rncd  to  the  cofumand  ol  the 
Naval  Siation  at  Haltimore,  when*  he  rcmaine<l  <lurini:  the  entin- 
war.  In  1S.T7  he  nuirrie*!  Mrs.  Thorlmrn,  of  F'rtMlerickshuri:,  and 
to  them  were  born  six  <'hildren — two  of  his  .s>ns  .scrvtHl  in  the 
Confe«lenilo  Navy  dnriui;  the  war.  CommiKlore  Dornin  wa.s  a 
native  of  Inland,  and  his  father  was  exiled  in  1803  on  account  of 
his  friendship  for  RoU-rt  Kmmctf,  the   Irish  patriot. 

April  2'>tli,  at  night,  a  disturbanc*-  (M-currc*!  U'twcon  some 
drunken  ujcii  on  Church  strtrt,  whichresidt<d  in  a  fi^ht.and  durini: 
whi«'h,  pistols  wen-  Hred,  and  a  young  man  named  .lohn  \V.  (iay- 
lord  wan  instantiv  kille<l.  It  is  s'ii<l  that  the  unfortunate  you ng 
lu.an  hail  nothing  what<ver  to  do  with  the  row  that  was  going  on 
at  the  time,  an<l  that  he  only  wenttothc  wonc  of  it  through  exeite<l 
curiosity.  It  is  generally  suppoxnl  thai  he  wa.s  aciMdentally  shot, 
or  sh»)t  through  mistako  ;  but  some  persons  contend  that  he  wa*" 
deliU'rately  munhriHl.  The  truth  of  tho  kisc  will  ^)robal)ly  never 
Ix?  known. 


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Ajn-il  28tli,  Mr.  .lohii  li.  rpslmr  departed  this  lit;-  in  the  1  Ith 
vear  ot"  his  iijic  He  was  ti  nuixl  citiz(Mi  and  served  i,^dhu'tl\\)is  a 
Coiitbderate  soldier  duriiit>;  the  hue  war. 

May  ."ith,  the  lirst  Grand  GittCoiieert  of  the  Mas()ni<-  Keh'ef  Asso- 
eiation  of  Xorlolk,  took  i)hiee  at  the  Opera  House.  The  Navv-yard 
Band  discoursed  exeelleut  music,  and  the  largest  crowd  that  was 
ever  congregate<l  in  the  liouse  was  present  that  nii:;ht.  Thisi2;ift  ex- 
iiihititiu  was  arraui^ed  upon  the  plan  of  a  lottery.  It  was  ij^otten  up 
to  raise  money  to  com[)iete  the  Masonic  Temple,  then  in  an  un- 
tiuisluHl  state.  J'he  llelief  Association  was  t)rgani/ed,  and  inc-or- 
porated  by  the  Lei:;islature ;  and  their  Gift  Concerts  were  carried  on 
under  a  special  charter.  The  cuipital  j)rize  in  this,  the  first  u;ift 
distribution,  was  r$2o,0()0,  and  was  drawn  by  our  respec^ted  fellow 
I'itizen,  James  Reid,  Escj  ,  proprietor  of  Reid's  well  known  steam 
bakerv  (»n  Main  street. 

May  S)th,  Andrew  Jackson  Mellon,  de])artcd  this  life  in  L\ncli- 
burg,  Va.  He  was  a  conductor  on  the  Atlantic,  Mississippi  and 
Ohio  Railroad,  and  had  many  friends  in  this  city,  which  had  been 
his  home  for  about  one  year.  In  all  stations  of  life  he  was  an  honest 
man,  a  sympalhiz;in<i;  friend  and  (:;enial  companion.  His  noble  heart 
did  often  throb  with  sorrow  for  the  misfortunes  of  his  friends,  and 
beat  with  joy  for  their  happiness  and  pros()erity.  The  writer  of 
this  knew  him  for  many  years,  ami  nevei-  heard  one  word  spoken 
of  '"Jack  Mellon"  except  in  his  praise. 

May  I'jth,  a  complimentary  benefit  was  tendeied  by'nunierous 
citi/.ens  to  Harry  and  Rose  Watkins,  the  popular  atstors,  at  the 
Opera  House.  The  niu,ht  was  inclement,  but  the  crowd  was^ood, 
nevertheless.  The  play  was  tailed  "  Tioddeii  Down  ;  or,  Under 
Two   Flails." 

May  2oth,  a  warehouse  on  one  of  the  wharves,  beloiii^ing  to  Mrs. 
Tunis,  was  discovered  to  be  on  lire.  It  contaiueil  a  large  amount 
of  cotton  and  i^uano,  stored  by  Mi'ssrs.  Ilymans  &  Dancy — all  of 
which  wa-  slightly  injured.  [Since  the  city  has  had  her  water 
works  and  paid  tire  department  in  operation,  fires  don't  amoun*  to 
anything  serious]. 

May  2.Sth  was  mimieipal  election  day,  and  there  was  great  ex- 
citement about  if.  TIk;  Repul)licans  refux-d  to  pjit  a  ticket  in  the 
field,  and  this  fact  so  overjoyed  the  Conservatives  th;it  l/iri/  had  a 
little  family  ([uarri-I,  and  nominate<l  tw(»  full  tickets  tl>r  the  citv 
otlices — one  known  as  the  Whiteheail  ticket,  and  the  other  as  the 
Kindjcrly  tii-ket — the  latter  being  defeated  by  about  400  (average) 
majority.  The  following  oflicers  were  eletrted,  vi/:  Mayor,  Hon. 
•ImIim  li.  Whitehead;  Sergeant,  W.  Hunter  Saunders ;  Collator, 
M.  r.  Cooke;  Commonwealth's  Attorney,  W.  H.  White;  City 
Attorney,  W.  B.  Martin ;  Commissioner  of  Revenue,  .lohn  B. 
Branham;  City  Surveyor,  J.  C.  Cooke. 


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June  Itli,  ( "oIiMicI  William  L.  ( )'\v;ilil,  iIk- valiiabli-aiul  nuTiretic 
•Su|ici-iiitcinlcMt  of  il)t'  C'iiy  (..on^tTvativo  jKirty,  (lit*«l  >iul«lfiilv  at 
hi-<  (oiiiitrv  r«'.*«i(lfii«f,  alMUit  four  miles  ihmi  tin*  r'lty.  \lv  wi\- 
alxiiil  4."{  vt-ars  ofaj^r,  and  •"um*  ht-it*  to  livr  in  IS(»|,  frmi  Wr^t 
Tn»v,  New  York.  \h-  was  an  anient  iS-iniKTat,  ami  wii-'  iwit-c 
eltttt-fl  In  tlu'  Nt'W  YoiU  Lt%ri>.|:ifjin'.  \lv  t<M»k  an  «<tivr  part 
a;j:ain>t  tin-  Ivadic.ils  ol"  NorlDlk,  ami  tin-  (\inst'rvativfs,  stvini;  liis 
usfliiliic'S  anil  i^iHwl  si'ijsf,  chfti-^l  liini  a><  tln-ir  ( 'lii<  l" — ami  a  "jm.hI 
om*  lie  was. 

.Imu"  Stli,  tlic  irraiitl  (i|H'nin;^  ir.ilj  <»1' the  se:ison  t<M)k  |tlacc  at  V \u- 
lit'  rivm,  umlt'i- thr  inanai;enirnt  ol"  Captain  Jaims  Litllr,  the  lu-w 
propritlor  of  the  place.  A  lar;;e  crow*!  of  huiii-s  an<l  j^cnts  iVonj 
Norfolk  went  «lo\vn,  ami  returned  «>n  the  Steamer  lianks  al  12  I'.  M. 

June  lOth,  the  fourth  annual  se-wion  of  the  (.'atholi*-  Benevolent 

I'ni tf  this  State,  met  in  Nor(^»lk,  al  St.  Man's  ChajM-l  on  Holt 

street.  The  Uxly  \va8  in  session  three  days,  and  th«'  lar^e  nunilM-r 
uf<lele^ates  were /V/)  J  and  otherwise  honored  hy  the  loeal  C'athojie 
S(M*ieties  and  elul>s. 

June  HJth.  .Mr.  J:i<.  H.  .IoIiiim.u,  anotJMr  tine  liii«-im--s  man  and 
valuahio  eiti/eii,  dt  parird  tlii>  lilr.       He  was  >cvent\ -tliit-e  year-   >>\' 

July  14th,  the  51th  Annual  .S-sion  of  the  Vir^'inia  Kdu«-ational 
AssjK'iation,  conventHl  in  thi>  city.  I'rofcssor  H.  I^.  ( liMer-hwe. 
its  President,  delivered  a  line  atldn-s.  The  Ix.dy  was  in  ses-ion 
four  days. 

July  'JSth.  Mr.  W.  W.  Hall,  departed  thi>  lite  in  the  77th  year 
of  his  ajje.  lie  wa-«  well  known  as  a  kind  and  generous  man.  He 
was  buried  hy  Lafayette  Iy<wli:e,  No.  H.  1.  (  ).  {  h\A  F«-IIows,  from 
the  Cumherland  Street  M.  K.  Ihnnh. 

Auj^ust  Gth,  Colonel  William  W.  Lami),  one  of  our  oldest  and 
l>ost  loveti  citi/.tMis  hreathed  his  la-t.  H«' wa>i70  years  of  aire,  and 
hud  often  serve<l  this  ettmnnity  in  various  plaees  of  trust,  with 
fidelity  and  sjitisfaetion.  His  de:>th  e.■lus<^l  a  j;loom  to  spread  over 
the  entire  city,  for  the  people  all  love«l  hin). 

Au^n>t  rjih,  the  Conservatives  ni.rpmizi'd  their  party  hy  cle«t- 
ini;  Mr.  William  F.  .Allen  as  Superintendent,  r/e/  Colonel  W.  L. 
Oswald,  deeea.-M-il.  The  interc>ts  of  the  parly  eouhl  not  have 
Ix'i-n  trnstinl  to  a  U-tter  man  than  Mr.  .Mien,  a?-  snl>se«pu'nt  ev«'nts 
plaiidy   provetl. 

S'ptj'mlHT  JUh,  an  excitini;  l>oat  r.ut'  t-Ktk  plan-  U'tween  two 
Portsmouth  clul»s,  viz:  the  ViiuiiMA  and  the  Kl,i/,.\HKrM.  The 
rae«'  w:is  won  hy  the  latter  eluh  in  nineton  minutes  and  liffy-ei};hl 
S4Hond<.  It  was  a  si\-oare<l  ^'ij;eontot  for  the  ihampionship  of  the 
harlM>r,  and  w.t-'  witnesMil  l»y  a  lar^e  jpitherin^  of  Norfolk  jKople. 

S'ptetnln^r  17th,  a  lar^e  delopUion  of  ^ntlemen  from  the  Tex  as 
F^litorial  Asso<iation,  arrivixl  in  this  city  on  a  visit,  and  were  hospi- 


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tably  reoeivod  \^y  tlie  members  of  tlio  Xorfolk  press  and  our  eliicf 
city  uHidals.  The  visitors  were  tukeii  to  the  Navy-yaixl  and  to 
Ohl  Point,  and  were  extend(<l  many  other  courtesies. 

NoveniU'r  3d,  oecurred  the  most  excitiua;  election  ever  hchl  in 
this  Con>;ressional  District.  It  was  tJie  day  i>n  which  the  I  Ion.  John 
Ooo(U',  Jr.,  one  ot"  \"iri»;inia's  ntthlest  and  most  <j;it'ted  sons,  defeated 
the  notorious  Vermont  earpet-hat^tjer,  James  H.  l*hitt,  Jr.,  tor 
CoiiLiress  from  this  District.  Phitt  hatl  been  w/.srei)resentin<:;  us  in 
the  Xational  Leijishiture  lor  several  years  and  the  |)e<»i)le  concluded 
that  they  had  been  disi^raced  (juite  louii;  enou<!;h  ;  so  they  "put  their 
shoidders  to  the  wheel,"  and  uallantly  overcome  "Dr."  l^latt's  5,()()0 
ncirro  majority,  and  elected  Mr.  Goodc — thereby  riddint;  this  pe()i)le 
of  the  greatest  nuisance  they  ever  endured,  vi/ :  the  presence  in 
their  miil.st  of  so    vile  a  man   as  James  II.  Piatt,  Jr.,  of  Vermont. 

November  1.3th,  the  lino  Steamer  Louisiana,  of  the  Old  Bay 
Line,  collided  witJi  the  steamship  Falcon,  of  the  Baltimore  and 
Charleston  Line,  and  was  surd<.  The  accident  occurred  in  Chesa- 
peake Bay.  Captain  W.  R.  Mayo,  of  this  city,  commanded  the 
Louisiana,  and  by  his  coolness  and  prompt  action, all  the  passengers 
and  their  baggage,  all  the  Express  and  Mail  matter,  and  many 
valuable  articles  Udongingto  the  boat  were  removed  from  her  beti»re 
she  sunk.  The  Falcon  conveyed  the  Louisiania's  passengers  to 
Baltimore,  from  which  place  the  siul  news  was  telegraphed  to  Nor- 
folk. The  lost  boat  was  tlie  finest  one  on  the  line,  and  cost  more 
than  S;i50,00(.>. 

Noveml)er  18th,  Mr.  Samuel  11.  Veale  died  in  the  OOth  year  of 
his  age.  He  was  a  j)rominent  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows,  and  a 
highly  respe':ted  citizen. 

November  *2oth,  our  esteemed  fellow  citizen,  Mr.  D.  C.  Crowell, 
departed  this  life  in  the  47th  year  of  his  age.  He  left  a  large  circle 
of  friends  and  relatives  to  mourn  his  loss  to  the  communitv. 

November  2<Jth,  (at  night)  Norfolk  was  brilliantly  illuminated 
in  honor  of  the  election  of  Hon.  John  Goode,  Jr.,  to  Congress,  over 
IMatt,  the  carpet-bagger.  The  demonstration  upon  this  (xrasion  wa.s 
the  most  enthusia.stie  ever  witnessed  in  the  city — the  torch  light 
pnx'ession  was  the  largest  and  the  fireworks  the  grandest.  Never 
in  the  history  of  the  j)lace  was  there  such  tumultuous  rejoicing  over 
any  event,  as  there  was  over  Mr.  Goode's  triumph. 

December  1st,  (at  night)  the  Norfolk  Conservatives  again  formiKl 
in  a  torchlight  jirocession  and  marched  over  to  Portsmouth,  to  aid 
the  gallant  people  of  that  place  in  honoring  John  (loode's  election. 
Our  Sister  City  "  fairly  outrivaled"  Norf()lk  in  the  brilliancy  of 
her  illuminations.  [This  sanu'  kind  of  rejoicing  wa-^  cjirried  on  all 
thr.)Ugh  the  District]. 

December  lUtli,  tfie  upper  \k\v\.  of  the  store-house  of  Messrs. 
Heard  &  Bro.,  produce  dealers,  on  Roanoke  square,  was  destroyed 


i(;o 

!>y  lirt'.  TIr*  l»iiil(liii>r  was  .>\viu'<l  l»y  Hon.  .lolm  \i.  Wfiit^'lic-ad, 
:iii  I  wii-  liistirMl.  l/4»ss  ofstork  was  very  sli^lit,  a*  tlic  HaiiH'^  did 
nut  rt-atli  tin*  lowir  fl«K»r  «»!*  tli.'  IttiiMin*;. 

l)c<niil)rr  27tli,  Siindav  ni-^lit,  Krv.  Thoiiias  Hnrnc,  Jr.,  wa'^ 
instalhil  a*  the  pastor  of  tin*  C'tiinlHrlaiul  Stn^t  ll;intist  C'Imrrli. 
'I'Ih-  installation  serviocH  wtTe  fondnctc<l  l>y  K<v.  Mi'ssrs.  Willianj 
Iv  HatflnT,  ot' lN'l«r>l)nr«;,  W.  I  >.  I'liotna^  and  Kruln-n  .lonc?^.  A 
lapjr  omj^ifj^ition  was  pri-M-nt. 

DfHvniUT  'J'.Mh,  till'  second  'and  la<t)  (inmd  (lilt  (  "onc^-rt  of  the 
Masonic  Relief  As^iM-iation  took  placi*  at  the  Optra  II(»n-c,  in 
pn-^cnce  of  a  vast  andien*"*'.  Tlic  hntss  hand  from  the  linitc<l 
States  Kt-i-eivini;  Ship  New  I  latnpshire  was  {MipipHJ,  and  dis<'oMrse<l 
excellent  ninsic.  Tlie  ctipital  pri/.e  of  $7, 5(M>  w*as  drawn  jointly  l»y 
iwo  ixenlleinen — one  in   Uichinond,  and  tin-  other  in  Chit":!!:'". 

KKJIITKKN    IIIN1>I{KI)  AND  SKVKNTV-Fl  VE. 

.lannarv  !Mh,  a  Roller  Skating  Rink  was  ojmmkhI  at  .ToluiMin's 
!  lall.  <  )nr  vonnj;  [K'ople  of  l>oth  sexes  enjoyi^i  thesjv>rt  very  innrh 
lor  M'Veral  wiN'ks. 

.lannary  •J;J<I,  Col-.n.-l  .laino^  W.  llint.n  .li.d  <nd.|.nly.  and 
i;re:it  ^looni  was  e:ist  njxtn  onr  «-oinnuinity.  lie  was  an  tniiiKiit 
lawyer,  a  patriotic  citizen,  an  ahle  an<l  a<tive  vindic:itor  of  truth 
anci  jn^tici'.  IIisd»>ath  was  a  irn-at  loss  not  only  to  this  city  and 
District,  hut  to  the  whole  State  of  X'irt^inia.  The  Norfolk  liar, 
llie  otlicers  of  the  (iraid>y  Stnn't  M.  l'..  Church,  an<l  Owens  Ltxlire 
of  Ma>ons,  adopte«I  snital>Ie  n solutions  in  re>p«>«t  to  \\\^  memory. 

Thur^dav  ni^ht,  .lannary  'JHth,  the  steamer  Lady  of  the  I^^iki-,  of 
the  Norfolk  and  W'ashinixton,  D.  C,  Line,  wsts  destroyer!  hy  fu'c 
whilf  Ivini;  at  her  wharf  in  thi-citv.  She  was  a  sidewheel  steamer, 
hnilt  ill  N.w  York  in  Isr.C.  .-.wt  Slmt.OdO,  and  wa>.  ..nly  partially 
insnretl. 

Felirnarv  Ith.  a  l»an»|Uct  was  i^iven  at  the  Atlantic  Hotel  to  a 
deh^ition  of  irentlemen  who  visitfti  Norfolk  iVoni  alon^  the  line 
of  the  Rappahannock  river.  The  visitors  wen^  mostly  nien-h.-ints 
and  pnxince  rai^rs.  and  they  csimo  here  on  husiness  eonn«-<t«Ml 
with  the  |)ro^x.s^^l  new  lini>  of"  steamers  l)etwoen  Krwleriokshuri: 
and  our  city. 

March  Ith.  Mc-^rs,  R.iird,  Roi)er  tV:  Co.'s  three-maste<1  stdio^mer 
"  Lvili.i  H.  I\op<r  "  w:i>  lannch(^l  from  their  ship-yard  ne.ar(iil- 
merton,  on  the  Southern  Bninch  of  the  Kli7.;»lM'th  river.  A  lar).:e 
numher  of  Norfolk  |M-ople  were  inviiol  to  Ik-  present,  an«l  preatly 
•  •njovi-tl  the  heautifnl  siixht. 

On  the  nii;ht  of  the  «ame  day,  «»nr  city  w:is  thrown  into  a  stat*- 
of  excitement  on  a^x-ount  of  the  mnrder  of  a  white  wonian  name<| 
Lizzie  Steven.«M»n,  nlin.t  Aliif  Rohinann,  hy  a  mulatto  man  name<l 
James  I'rutH'.  [Bnice  was  afterward.s  tri(«l  an<l  wnt  to  the  iKMii- 
teiitiary  for  1  x  years]. 


March  Stli,  the  I'liitcil  States  SKjop  of  \\'ar  Huron — uau\o 
atUTwards  clianiiod  to  tlio  Alliance — was  launelied  at  our  Xavy- 
vanl  in  presence  of  at  least  ten  tlioiisantl  persons.  Amnn_2;  the 
Jistiiiiiiiislu'd  personages  present  was  JNIrs,  Seott  iSiddons,  tlif  lii-eat 
"C^ueen  of  Trai^edy,"  who  was  in  NorlblU  at  the  time  on  a  profes- 
sional visit — uiving  public  readin'j:s, 

March  2i)tli,  Mr.  William  J.  Taylor,  a  native  of  Norfolk,  and  a 
former  nuMnber  of  the  IJlues.  die<l  in  IMiihulelphia.  His  remains 
weix3  brougiit  here  for  interment. 

April  oth,  K.  Josejih  Drunnnond,  another  former  nieml-.er  of  the 
Blues,  and  a  jiopular  y«)unij::  citizen,  dc  parted  this  life  in  the  35th 
vear  of  his  age.  He  was  buried  with  militai'v  h')nors — the  Blues 
firing  a  sdute  to  his  memory. 

April  7th,  another  ilelegation  of  visitors  iVom  the  vicinity  ot 
Fredericksburg,  arrived  here  on  the  steamer  Eliza  Hancox,  and 
Were  hospitably  received  and  entertained  by  our  merchants. 

April  Utli,  the  Norfolk  City  Guard,  Captain  K.  V.  White,  cele- 
brated their  fourth  anniversary  by  a  grand  piirade — after  which 
they  partook  of  a  handsome  collation  at  Mr.  Charles  Brown's 
restaurant,  on  Hill  street,  where  toitsts  and  speeches  were  gracefidly 
enjoyed  during  the  entire  evening. 

April  li3d,  Mr.  Williani  Grieves,  a  well  known  citizen,  and  a 
^Scotchman  by  birth,  died  very  sutldenly,  in  the  55th  year  of  his 
age.      He  was  buried  by  the  (3dd  Fellows,  of  Harmony  Lodge. 

May  <Sth,  the  members  of  the  Norfolk  and  Portsmouth  Bars, 
iield  a  meeting  in  this  city  and  adopted  resolutions  of  respect  to 
the  memory  of  their  recently  deceased  brethren,  Judge  E.  P.  Pitts 
and  CVtlonel  Charles  K.  Mallory.  Tazewell  Taylor,  Esq.,  presided 
over  the  meeting. 

May  '24th,  a  Conservative  j)rim:uy  election  (the first  ever  held  in 
Norfolk)  took  place,  to  c/rd  the  candidates  for  the  Council  at  the 
approaching  numicipal  election.  A  full  ticket  was  chosen,  and  the 
nominees  gav(>  very  general  satisfaction. 

May  "idth,  the  Norfi)lk  Citv  (luard  made  an  excursion  to  Old 
Point  and  were  handsomely  received  by  the  Ignited  wStates  soldiers 
at  Fort  Monroe,  inider  command  of  (ieneral  W .  F.  I>arry.  While 
<'n  route  fbrOld  Point,  the  (.niard,  through  J^'irst  Lieutenant  Robt. 
Freeman,  presenteil  their gidlant  Captaindv.  V.  \\'liit<',  Es<|.,)  with 
a  very  handsome  sword. 

May  27th,  the  election  of  City  Councilmen  took  place,  when  a 
full  Conservative  ticket  was  elected  from  each  ward.  The  Repnb- 
lic-ans  made  no  opposition,  excej)t  in  4th  Ward,  and  were  beaten 
there.  [This  was  the  first  time  since  the  war  that  the  Conserva- 
tives elected  all  the  Councilmen  ;  Fourth  Ward  always  electe(l 
'*  Radirals"  previous  to  this  time]. 

June  4th,  Mr,  Cornelius  il.  Mathias,  a  native  and  for  nearly  GO 


1G2 

yi-ars  a  r»>i«KMit  of  Xorfulk,  tlt'iKirt*-*!  this  lift-.  He  \va<  Imrittl  oii 
the  »»th  instant,  from  St,  I'aul's  Kj>i-i<(t|»al  Chtinh. 

.Imu'  1  }tli,  Mr.  .loliii  \N'iIliains,  oik- (if  dur  dhlt-st  citizens,  ilitnl 
in  tho  72(1  year  of  his  iv^v.  He  had  filKnl  many  ini[>ortant  positions 
in  our  mi(l>t,  and  dif*!  as  he  had  always  liviMJ,  an  hoin-t  man  and 
n  consistant  Christian. 

On  the  >amc  ihiy,  the  Norlolk  Li^ht  Artilh-ry  JJhus  d(.-|iart«Hl 
ft.r  Boston,  Mass.,  to  attend  the  Centennial  anniversiiry  (t'lehration 
of  the  Litth*  of  Hunker  Hill.  The  followinj;  eommissioni'd  ullieen* 
went  with  theConijtany:  .Iame>  \V.  (Jilmer,  Ca|)tain  ;  Samuel  H. 
Ilodj;e>,  Snior  Fiist  Lieutenant  ;  Iv.  Knnik  \'au;jhan,  .Innior  First 
Lieutenant  ;  Henry  \'.  MiM>re,  Second  Licnienant  ;  l>r.  Herln'r! 
M.  Nash,  SurLrcdii.  The  Company  mu>tercd  ([{'(ii-jiit  men,  U-^idcs 
the  olliccrs  named  alxive.  Thev  were  escorted  to  the  Boston 
Steamer  William  Lawrence,  Ca|)taiu  F.  M.  Howes,  hy  the  Marine 
Corps  from  the  Xavy  Yard,  and  when  they  depart chI  on  their  trip, 
Comm(Hlore  Steven-,  of  the  Navy  Yard,  ordere<l  a  s:dute  to  hefin-Hl 
in  honor  of  the  event.  When  the  steamer  passtnl  F(»rl  Monroe, 
(icneral  Harry,  the  I'nited  States  Commander  there,  tT'ive  them 
another  salute,  which  was  duly  returned  l»y  the  jiliics,  who  to(tk 
their  ^uns  al(»n^\vith  them. 

.hily  l-t,th(!  newly  eleetetl  City  Council  held  their  fir>t  nuetini: 
and  elected  the  following  city  ollicers  for  the  (n>uini:  year : 

II.  \V.  lliirton,  .*<lreel  liinp.vldr;  K.  .1.  Harn-U.  Ki«|Mr  ..f  Al:imli.tiiM>  ;  I»r. 
J..s..|.|,  15.  Whiteheml,  Heolih  OflirtT ;  T.  .1.  Un«li,'ins.  t  Urk  of  M.irket  :  ».  T. 
«atn|..  Janitor  of  City  Ilnii  ;  K.  h.  Winder,  \V.  T.  Slii|»|i.in<l  Julm  K.  Ilmlgcf, 
Wood  .Mi-a-'iircrx ;  CltHrli-)*  II.  Kinnt-<ly  .-ind  HninrJ  Kn-enian,  liny  WeiKlH-n*;  J. 
T.  Kwi'll.  Sealer  of  Wei^'hl- and  Me.iMirex;  W.  K.  M.-lu^Mn,  Kin-'Coninii'v-ioner; 
Frank  Woo<l,  Citv  (JnumT ;  .lolni  K.  Kvan-^.  Jnlin  li.  Lawrenoe.  John  H.  I'lnupli- 
rey  and  (u'orpe  it.  MilltT.  < '«>nHtahU-j<.  These  otfii-en*  nl  ono' enU-rwl  n|»on  the 
di-tchnrce  of  their  re«|uttive  diitiis. 

S:ime  day,  the  !Mh  I)ivi-ion,  I 'ni formed  Corps,  of  Knijjhts  of 
I'vthias,  celehnitcd  their  fir-l  anniversiry  l»y  a  L^aud  parade  and 
haiupiet. 

.Iidy  'M,  Mr.  deremiah  Kehoe,  an  ap-d  citi/.en,  who  residwl  on 
.lames  stre<'t,  wa- j;ore«l  to  death  hy  an  enragnl  hull.  The  decease«l 
w.i-  about  seventy  years  of  age. 

•luly  ")th,  a  horrihle  calamity  occurrcnl  in  Hamptou  Iioad>.  ue;ir 
the  motitli  of  KIi/;d»eth  Kiver,  hy  which  the  steam  lugdKiat  Luni- 
iMTinan  was«4nnk,and  ten  citizens  of  Norfolk  killed  or  drowned. 
The  tug  was  returning  from  Old  Point  with  a  |>arty  on  hoard  who 
had  Im-cu  downto  witne-ss  the  annual  holliday  disjtlay  (d' fin worksat 
Fort  Monro(>,and  just  as«.he  got  nearly  opjiosite  Vue.le  I'Kau,  she  col- 
lided with  theSte:imer  Isaac  I'ell,  (»f  the  Old  Dominion  Steam-hip 
Line,  and  was  instantly  sunk.  The  victims  of  this  uidorttniat* 
disa-ter  were  as  follow.s  :  Mrs.  Eli/al>cth  Hudgins.  Mr>.  (J.  W. 
leaker.  Mr*.  .Tes<e  Frederiei,  Miss  Marion  liorum,  Mr.  Harry 
I'orum.  Mr.    Jam—     C.  Bonim,     Mr.  Joseph  T.  Wilson,  Captain 


inn 

Kdwaril  ("ook,  Mr.  .laiius  ("t-aft,  ami  a  col'ifcd  wotnaii  iiaincd  Clara. 
This  torriMc'disaster  ov('rNvlicIiiU'(l  oiii-  people  witli  a  sorrow  thai 
will  U)iiijc  he  ivineinbcrcd. 

July  .'U)tli,  Major  General  Goori^e  E.  Pickett,  the  Confbder.ito 
hero  of  the  battle  of  Gettyshuri!;,  departed  this  life  at  the  St.  Vin- 
cent de  Paid  Hospital,  in  this  city.  The  death  of  this  noble  Vir- 
ijcinian  and  brave  soldier,  caused  great  sorrow — not  only  in  Norf)ll<, 
but  throughout  the  length  and  breadth  of  the  entire  South.  His 
name  had  become  a  household  word  in  Virginia,  and  his  deeds  of 
daring  while  at  the  head  of  hissj)lendid  Division  in  the  Confederate 
Arniv,  were  the  admiration  of  all  good  men.  He  was  as  generous 
as  he  was  brave,  as  kind  and  aft'ectionate  as  he  was  true  to  his 
people,  (icneral  Pickett  was  born  in  Richmond  in  1825.  He 
graduated  at  West  Point  in  18  IG,  was  assigned  to  duty  as  a  Secon<l 
Lieutenant  in  the  8th  United  States  Infantry,  and  fought  in  all  oi' 
(icneral  S<'ott's  engagements  in  Mexico.  He  was  {)n)moted  l()r 
''distinguished  gallantry  and  meritorious  conduct"  in  the  battles  of 
Contreras,  Cherubusco  and  Chapultepec,  and  was  Captain  Com- 
manding the  post  at  Island  of  San  Juan  when  Great  Britain 
demanded  the  withdrawal  of  the  United  States  troops  from  the 
Island — which  demand  he  refused  to  comply  with,  and  with  his 
small  Company  of  forty  men  defied  the  whole  British  force  until 
the  G(tvernments  settled  the  controversy.  When  Virginia  seceded, 
he  resigned  his  commission  in  the  United  States  Army  and  came 
home;  and  in  September,  1861,  he  was  appointed  a  Colonel  in  the 
Confederate  Army,  and  assigned  to  duty  on  the  Rappahannock 
river.  His  subsc(|uent  gallantry  and  rapid  promotions  are  familiar 
to  all  Virginians.  His  remains  were  taken  to  Richmond  for  inter- 
ment,    (ione  I  but  not  forgotten,  "old  chief." 

August  5th,  the  survivors  of  the  Third  Georgia  (Confederate) 
Regiment,  who  had  been  on  a  visit  to  the  people  of  Portsmouth 
tl>r  a  few  days,  jtaid  a  visit  tt)  Norfolk,  and  were  handsomely  enter- 
tained by  the  lilues  and  other  citizens. 

August  l()th,  Mr.  E.  D.  Smith,  paying  teller  of  the  Exchange 
National  Bank,  die<l  suddenly  of  aj)oplcxy.  He  was  a  genial  and 
elegant  gentleman. 

August '29th,  Or.  .1.  W.  Leigh,  one  of  our  |)opular  phvsicians, 
<leparted  thi-  life.      He  was  buried  with  Ma-^onic  honors. 

September  1st,  the  Undine  lioat  Club  celel)rate<l  its  fifth  anniver- 
sary by  a  collation  serv^nl  at  the  b(»at-house. 

Septemlx'r  7th,  the  Lynchburg  Home  (iuaid,  under  Caj)tain 
Kirk  Otey,  i)aid  a  visit  to  Norfolk,  and  were  courteously  received 
and  entertained  by  our  soldiers.  A  sj)lendid  banijuet  w;ts  given 
the  visitors  at  the  Blues'  armorv.      It  was  a  splendid  affair. 

October  2'2d,  Mr.  Tazewell' Taylor,  the  Nestor  of  the  Norfl)lk 
Bar,  and  one   of  the  most    highly   esteemed  citizens  of  the  State, 


flt|»art«I  thit*  life.    He  was  a  Iriu'  lypoof  llu'  old  \'irj;iuiu  pciitltTmin- 
Chi  the  siune  (lay,  Mr.  William  Wanl,  unollu'r  a^e<l  and  liitjlily 
iT-iiHX't.^l  memb«'r  nfonr  lotnriuinily,  «lie»l.      Ilr  hud  Uvii  a  citizeji 
><{'  Xorrolk  lor  sixly-tivc  yi-ius, 

Ottohir  2.'ith,  thi-  Noilolk  Uhn-s  and  tlx*  City  Ciiiartl  left  lor 
Kichiiiond  to  attend  the  nnvtilinj;  of  the  Stonewall  Jackson  Statiu-. 
Captain  K.  V.  White  eoiuniantliil  the  Guard,  and  and  Li.  nt«iiani 
Samuel  }li><lj;<s,  the  iJUus 

OrtoluT  L'Mth,  Mr.  dnhn  W.  Let-,  another  pood  c'lU/xu.  departeii 
thi><  life.  He  wax  a  native-  of  I'rincv.-s  Anne  County,  and  wa>  in 
the  l  Ith  ve:ir  of  his  at^e. 

Noveniher  2.1,  Maji.r  W.  T.  Tali:ift  rro  and  Coloiu-l  L.  1  >.  Starke, 
two  of  our  tahnti-il  and  well  known  eitizens,  were  elittisl  to  the 
lloust^  of  l>eleiiates.  'I'hey  were  the  rei^ular  Conservative  nomi- 
n<-*s,  and  had  no  o|)po>^ition. 

Noveirdn-r  JHh,  the  Norfolk  City  CJnard,  ninnlK'rint;  forty-tW(» 
nun,  left  for  Wilmington,  N.  C.,  to  |>arlitipate  in  the  reunion  of 
the  F(»rt  Fisher  veterans. 

Novemher  l.Stli,  the  new  Ma>;onie  Temjde  was  forn)ally  de<lie;ite<l. 
The  ceremonies  were  eondueled  hy  (ieneral  William  li.  Taliaferro, 
thr  (irand  Master  of  the  Slate  at  that  time.  The  pnx-cssion  whieh 
pa<se<l  thron<;h  the  streets  nund)ere<l  sevenil  thousiml  persons,  and 
was  an  imjiosing  .siijht — the  Kni;:hts  Templar,  in  tlu-ir  showy 
reindia,  lookeil  j)erfeetly  i:ran»l.  Masons  wt-re  pri'st'ut  from  all 
part.s  of  the  coimtry.  .\n)ong  the  visitin<;  Temjilars  were  Morton 
Commandery  of  New  York  and  St.  .John's  Conimandery  of  I'hila- 
tlelphia.  The  l»an([Uet  ^jiven  at  .Ii»hnsf»n  s  Hall  in  thr  afiern«n>n 
snr|>:i.ssed  anything  of  the  kind  over  jjtitten  up  in  \orf«»lU  on  so 
larj^e  a  scale.  It  wa.s  prepared  uutlcr  the  supcrint«'ntlan<x"  of 
Thomas  Morris.sctf,  l'l<(\.,  a  well  known  Norfolk  esitcrer. 

NovendKT  19th,  (nice  Commaiahry  of  Knij;hts  Ten)plar  iravea 
Lrnuid  hall  and  hani|uet  to  their  visitinir  hrethren  from  New  York, 
I'hiladclphia,  retci>l»ur}i  an«l  I'«»rt.-n>outh,  whi«-h  wa-  a  -rrand 
allair.  'Jhc  liall-rot)m  and  l)an<|net-hall  of  the  New  Temple  were 
handsomely  christcnctl  upon  the  «Mva>ion. 

I)e<rmLKr  1st,  the  new  system  adoptetl  for  sweeping  the  street.** 
of  the  city  hy  the  "chain-gang,"  went  into  cfl'ect.  Theeitypnr- 
(ha'^ed  and  put  to  work  on  that  <lay  »i.\  mule-cart*;.  (The  new 
syst<'m  gives  lis  elcjiner  streets,  at  less   ("ost,  than   the  old  plan  di<l]. 

I )e<vmher  20th,  Captain  James  1/.  Hendernin,  formerly  of  the 
Unite<l  Stal«-s  and  Confi"<lerate  Stat«>i  Navies,  dietl  in  Charle-ntown, 
We?*t  Viruir.ia,  at  the  n-idenee  of  his  sist«r,  Mrs.  Anna  Forn>t. 
His  l"micn\l  took  place  from  the  rcviidenec  of  his  son,  in  this  city. 
i.i(;iiTi:i:.\  hinuhki)  and  hevknty-hix. 

January  18th,  the  N.  L.  A.  Hlucs  gave  a  grand  promenade 
coneert  at  Johnson's  Hall  in  honor  of  their  Boston  visitors,  who 


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came  lierc  to  pnscnt  to  tluiii  a  '' iK-Ufc  ollerini:  " — a  Ijoautiful 
banner  Iroin  the  ladies  of  i^oston.  These  Boston  visitors  consti- 
tnted  a  spoeial  eoinniittee  of  ladies  and  gentlemen  appointed  to 
present  the  banner  tt>  the  Blues. 

January  '2()fh,  theehannino-  little  I><)tta,  one  of  Norfolk's  favorite 
actresses,  appeared  at  our  Opera  House  in  the  hi'aulifui  ciiai-acter 
of"  Musette,"  in  the  play  of  "  The  Secret  of  (ruilde  Couit." 

On  the  same  eveniuix,  our  well  known  and  popular  old  citizen, 
W.  H.  C.  Lovitt,  p]s(p,  died  at  the  St.  Vinecnt  de  Paul  Hospital. 
in  the  ()od  year  of  his  a<ie.  lie  was  a  noble  man,  and  for  many 
yeai-s  was  one  of  the  leadino-  business  men  in  Tide- Water  Virginia. 

January  24th,  the  Norfolk  people  eontributcd  -^1,139.12  to  the 
I^ee  Monument  Fund.  [This  fund  is  being  raised  for  the  purpose 
of  erecting  an  E([uestrian  Statue  to  the  memory  of  the  lamented 
(ieneral  Robert  E.  Lee]. 

-lanuary  30th,  Sunday  night,  Mr.  Lewis  Salusbury,  another  old 
and  prominent  eitizen,  died  suiklenly.  He  had  been  an  invalid 
for  several  years,  but  his  friends  did  not  believe  him  to  be  so 
seriously  ill. 

February  Ttli  and  sih,  the  Kellogg  Opera  Troupe  appeared  in 
Norfolk,  much  to  the  delight  of  the  large  audiences  that  attended 
the  two  Operas — Fra  Diavolo  and  Faust.  iNIiss  Olara  Louise 
Kellogg  was  ably  supjiorted  by  Madanje  Jennie  Van  Zandt  and 
Mrs.  Seguin,  Messrs.  William  Casileand  Joseph  Maas — the  latter 
displaying  an  unusuallv  rich  tenor  voiee. 

February  LOth,  the  Norfolk  Seamen's  Friends'  Soeiety  celebrated 
it.S  semi-centennial  anniversary  at  the  Cumberland  Street  Baptist 
Church,  wiiere  it  was  organized  fifty  years  previous.  Rev.  E.  N. 
Crane,  Cha|)lain  of  the  Seamen's  Bethel,  delivered  an  interesting 
address,  in  which  he  gave  the  history  of  this  useful  Soeietv. 

February  l.Sth,  Maugie  Mitchell,  another  very  poi)ular  actress 
(not  very  young),  delighted  our  play-goers  with  the  play  called 
"  The  Fearl  of  Savoy,"  in  which  .she  played  the  j)art  of  Marie. 
On  tlie  night  of  the   10th  she  ])layed  Fanehon  to  a  large  audienee. 

Fei)ruary  2()th,  Mr.  Charles  Jordan  died  in  the  Tilth  year  of  his 
age.  He  was  a  well  known  ami  po{)ular  m.an,  and  left  a  large 
eircle  of  friends  to  mourn  his  death. 

March  2d,  was  the  day  on  which  the ''gay  and  festive"  Mr. 
O.scar  Baring  left  Norfolk  with  so  many  articles  of  value  belonging 
to  various  citizens.  This  accomplished  young  thief  came  here  a 
month  or  t\vo  previous  to  his  sudden  flight,  and  bargained  for  an 
interest  in  the  Evening  Tinuii,  a  penny  paper  which  was  then  being 
published  by  some  enterprising  and  honest  young  men.  liv  this 
l)usiness  conneetion  (upon  a  mere  promise  to  pay)  the  eunninglittle 
Jew  .soon  bcc-ame  well  accpiainted,  and  at  once  laid  his  plans  for 
the  wholesale    robbery  whieh  he    effected.     Besides  buying  goods 


wliitli  \v<'rc  to  Ik*  |Kii<l  for  in  ativt  rti>ii);:.  ami  lx>rru\viii<;  iiutncv 
t'nuij  MitiiiMifotir  most  n-siH-t-ialiN- .lr\\>,  Ik- stole  "M-vfral  jrold  \vatclu>, 
mil  ii|)  a  lar^'c  lioti'l  l»ill,  ma«U'  lov«*  lo  Hunr  **la«Ht>  fair,"  aii<l 
\aiii«-luil  UUv  :x  -ora.  (TliiM  is  one  oftlu'  many  n-Milt.-  that  a«-«rin 
from  plariii;;  roiifiiltiicc  in  [n oplc  we   kii«»\v  nothing:  aWont]. 

Marcli  1  I,  tin-  new-  nMclicd  Inn-  that  a  hill  of  (ttmpluiiit  hail 
Ihh'Ii  lilnl  in  tin- rnittHi  Statc>  (  iniiit  Court  at  Kirjimond.  ay:iiii>t 
the  Atlanti<'  Mis-iv^ippi  and  ( )hio  KailnKid,  hy  s..iiic  of  it«.  New 
York  trii-iit'^midi'r  niortpii;!',  ami  that  tlu-y  asU»i|  fortlu-  a|i|>oint- 
mcntofa  lict-i'iviT  lor  tin •  road,  and  the  for»'<'lo>ure  oftiu-inort- 
jram'.  upon  tlu'  grounds  that  tin-  U.K.  Co.  had  faihtl  to  pay  the  in- 
frn-st  on  its  Innids,  and  toconiply  with  other  terms  of  sjiid  mortf^ap-. 

Marrh  "Jl-t,  our  youn^  townsman.  ( 'harles  \.  Smith, dr..  deparie*! 
this  lilt — a^nl  lif>  years.  Dnrinj;  the  late  war  he  >ervi-d  g-allanlly 
in  tlic  Norfolk  liiiies'  liatlerv,  althouirh  he  wa<  a  mere  youth.  He 
was  l)nrie«ll»y  the  Knights  oi"  IVthias,  Odd  Fellows,  and  tin-  lihn-' 
Memorial  .Xsv^Hiation,  from  the  CnmUrland  Sintt  .M.  K.  Chnnh. 
l{ev.  K.  M.  IVtn-s.'ii  pa>tor. 

On  the  sune  dav  our  comiiiiiniiv  wa>  irrieveil  to  learn  ofthe 
d.-alh  of  .Mr«.  Maii'aret  K.  l^iml.,  ivliet  ofthe  late  Cc.loiul  Win. 
W.  Lamli,  and  a  prominent  Christian   la»ly. 

.Mareh  'iiith,  the  City  Cotmcil  of  Norfolk  h.Ma  mectiin:  t«»  |trole>-t 
a<:ainst  the  a|tpointinent  of"  a  lieceivt-r  of  the  Atlantic-,  Mi>.sis.'iippi 
and  ()hio  Railroad  (from  .Norfolk  to  Uri-^tol,  Tenne^M-e, i,  Imt 
adopte*!  rexilntions  to  this  efl'eet,  viz  :  **  That  il"  the  honorabli- 
Court  «l.'termine-  that  a  I^M'-'iver  shall  he  apiviint*"*!,  the  City  of 
Norfolk  re«ipe<tfully  a>ks.thronLrh  ii>  .Vttorney  and  :Lsstj<iate  «-ounK'l, 
the  appointment  of(TeiHnd  William  Mahoiie  :ts  Iteieiver  of  said 
nnid."  ('riii^  re>o|ntion  was  adoptetl  with  only  one  dissi'iitin^; 
voiee.  The  Cnited  .Stat<'s  Court,  however.  (.Futlgo  n.  L.  lioiid, 
pp-siiliiiLi),  i^:uore<l  the  wi>he<  of  the  Viririnia  friends  and  stcK-k- 
liolders  of  thr  Koad,  an<l  ap|>ointe«l  two  Ke<"eivers,  vi/ :  Mr.  C. 
L.  Perkins,  of  New  York,  on  part  of  the  l»ondh<»ldjrs,  and  .Major 
Henry  I'Mnk,  on  part  of'  the  Railroad  Company.  The  roa«l  is  now 
iintler  the  manai;ement  of  theM-  two  pMitlemon]. 

.\pril  lid.  the  funeral  ofthe  lamentj-d  Christian.  Rev.  A.  I'anl 
Repiton,  took  plan-  from  the  Freemas4m  Stieet  ]iaptist  (liunh. 
Rev.  Dr.  \V.  I).  Thomas,  oUieiatinj;.  His  remain*-  were  taken  to 
W'ilmin'^Mon,  North  ("arolina,  under  an  jx-ort  fn>n)  (IrieeConi- 
mamlery,  Kui^dit-  !'«  ?iiplar,  of  which  the  de<'eius«Ml  had  U-oii  an 
•  xemplary  memUr. 

April  5th,  the  .Norfolk  and  I*rine«^vs  ,\nne  Railn>nd  Company 
was  ori:ani/«'<l  hv  tho  rlcetion  ofthe  followiii;:  oflicrrs  :  President, 
Cohmel  \V.  H.  Rojrers;  Vi.v-Pn-sidcnt,  S.  K.  Fif.h,  K>«j. ;  Dinv- 
top*.  M.->rs.  A.  (J.  Telwinlt,  John  H.  Ovep-tn-et,  lU^nnett  I^md, 
<r..  Wm.   Lain).,  \V.  H.  Hurrou^di-,  and    AndnwS.  Martin. 


in? 

April  (Uh,  L.  11.  ('li;ui(llcr.  K^,.,  inyslfiioiisly  disappcaivd  iVom 
his  ri'sidoiu-t' on  York  slivct,  and  on  the  ITtli  instant,  lii-  hodv  was 
Iniind  in  the  river,  near  the  \\'e>t  end  of  the  city.  He  had  pre- 
viously shown  symptoms  of  insanity,  and  it  is  the  <:,encral  heh'el", 
well  founded,  that  he  committed  suicide.  Mr.  Chandler  was  a  verv 
poj)ular  and  pn)minent  Whijj;  juiliiician  hefore  the  war,  hut  since, 
joined  the  Repnhlican  party  and  lost  nianyofhis  former  friends. 
He  was,  with  all  his  faults,  a  kind,  jrenerons,  polite  and  sociable 
oeutlemen.  At  the  time  of  his  unfortunate  death  lie  was  United 
States  Pension  A<i;cnt  for  this  District,  and  diirin<r  the  last  year  of 
his  resilience  in  our  midst,  had  rej^aiued  the  eontideuce  and  triend- 
shi|)  of  many  former  acquaintances  who  had  ht'en  estrauL:;eil  from 
him  through  p(»litical  influences  and  prejudices.  In  preceding 
pages  of  this  volume  we  havi'  fre(|uently  mentioned  his  name  in 
connecti(»n  with  public  meetings,  enterprises,  <S:v, ;  couse(|uentlv 
he  will  be  no  stranger  to  the  reader  at  this  time.  lie  was  a  tluent 
s|)eaker,  an  al)le  ^lawyer,  and  well  int()rmed  man,  and  his  death 
was  deejtly  dej)lored  by  a  large  majority  of  our  best  citizens. 

.Vj.ril  1  1th,  the  Norfolk  City  Guard  celebrated  its  fifth  anni- 
vtr.-aiy  by  a  parade  through  the  prieij)al  streets  of  Norfolk  and 
I*ortsmouth. 

April  14th,  the  City  Conservative  Executive  C<»nuuittc(>  met  and 
elected  Mr.  A.  Gordon  Milhado,  as  City  Superintendent.  This 
.sehx'tion  was  an  admirable  one,  as  snbseiiuent  events  demonstrated. 

April  l.Sth,  the  funeral  of  the  late  L.  II.  Chandler  took  plai^'. 
The  l)urial  service  of  the  Episcopal  Church  was  read  by  Rev.  Dr. 
Okcson,  and  a  j)rayer  was  offered  by  Rev.  Dr.  W.  D.  Thomas,  of 
of  the  Haptist  Chuich.  Previous  to  the  funeral,  the  Norfolk  Bar 
held  a  meeting,  with  dtidirc  (icorge  Plow  in  the  chair,  and  ailoptcd 
resolutions  in  honor  of  the  mcmorv  and  virtuts  of  their  deceased 
friend  and   brothei".  • 

Aj)ril  22(1,  our  well  beloved  friend  and  fellow  citizen,  John  W. 
Smith,  departed  this  life  in  the  '■>'•){]  year  of  his  age.  He  was  a 
gallant  Confederate  soldier  in  the  Norfolk  I>lues  during  the  wai', 
and  wa.s  always  ready  for  duty.  He  was  a  faithful  friend,  a  kind 
and  loving  husband  and  father,  a  patriotic  and  usefid  citi/en. 

April  2()th,  D.  D.  Simmons,  Escp,  one  of  onr  mcMlel  mercliant>, 
and  Vice  President  of  the  Norlolk  ami  Portsmouth  Cotton  Kx- 
changc,  departed  this  life — aged  lio  year-,  lie  was  a  native  of 
Currituck  County,  X.  C.,  but  had  Ihcii  a  resident  of  NorfI)lk  lonu; 
enough  to  endear  himself  to  her  citizens,  and  to  recci\c  ihcif 
implicit  conlidcnce  and  highest  esteem.  The  Cotton  Kxchan<re 
memlHM-s  held  a  meeting  and  adopted  a  series  of  resolutions  expres- 
sive of  their  respect  i;)r  the  deceased,  their  regret  at  his  death,  and 
their  .symj)athy  for  his  bereaved  familv. 

April  :5()th,'  Mile.^  K.  Hell  departed'thi^  life  at  the  St.  N'iiicent  dc 


\r,s 

I'aiil  H<»~|»it;il.  n«'  w:i>  a  \sr\\  known  vet » ran  of  tin*  Mexlctiti 
War — liavinir  si-rvcil  with  Captain  O.  K.  K»lwar<U  in  ("<Mn|>any  \\, 
l-t  IvJ-^inM'nt  <»('  \'(»ltij;cMirs,  as  a  ((irininil,  and  was  woiimittl  at 
till'  iKittlf  of  ('lu'njl)Us<-<>.  Durin;;  the  hitc  war  \w  \v:\<  a  nuMnlwr 
ul'  tht'  IJnitcil  Artilhrv,  (  aptain  Thointis  Kivill,  and  wa«'  n<»ti"«l 
lor  his  ('oohu-ss  in  action  and  laiihlii!  dischar;.'*-  oC  Iii<  dnty. 

May  2d,  the  ni-w  sttanifr  Florida,  of  tin-  ( )ld  Ray  Lim-,  arrival 
here  on  lii-r  lir-t  trip,  and  was  vi>it<'«|  l»y  a  lar;;*'  nninU'r  of  citizens. 
This  niaixnilicent  stcantcr  is  *J«)')  feet  lonjr,  and  oS  leet  hroad  ;  she 
has  (jS  sjilendid  statc-roon)s  anci  (t  i  open  hcrth*^.  and  is  litt(*<l  np  in 
the  ino-t  splendid  modern  slvlc.  [The  Florida  !•<  now  coniniandetl 
liy  Captain  harins  .1.  Hill,  one  of  the  nii»st  popniar  p-ntlenu-n  ever 
known  to  the  travelinj;  pnl)li<'], 

Mav  ll'th,  the  'Jd  primary  election  of  Cons<Tvatives  nominees fo*- 
the  various  citv  otliee><  took  place.  F«)r  twenty-live  oiVuts  there 
were  exactly  (»ne  hinidrc«|  and  twenty-nine  e;indidat«*s. 

May  *J5th,  wa'^  the  rej;nlar election  «lay — 4th  Thnrsday  in  May. 
Accordin;^'  to  the  amended  city  charier  all  city  ollicers  are  now 
electiHl  liy  the  pt'ople.  The  Ibllowinjj;  Conservatives  (or  DenKx-rats, 
more  pro|)crly)  wercek^'ted  this<hitc,  for  the  ensuing  (wo  y«irs,viz: 

M.nyor.  .loliii  S.  Tiicki-r  ;  Trc.iHiirtr.  !^.  S.  ^):iweH  ;  Oillector  of  City  Taxt-n. 
I  liarUs  II.  .Ii'lm^'loM  ;  ('oiiiiiii^sidiuT  ot  lu-vt'iuir.  ,1.  T.  Itmiiiiam  ;  City  .\ll<>nu'y, 
\V.  It.  .Miiriiii  ;  Cotniunhwi-iiltli'H  Atturiify,  .I.-imu-.  K.  II«aili:  Clerk  «>f  tlii-CoiiriK. 
\V.  11.  niint»r;City  .*HiK«'anl.  \V.  H.  Sa"iiii(lcr« ;  I'liy^irian  to  .Mm^lidn-H-.  \V.  II. 
^ln|.liiT(l ;  Ini«|ioft«'ir  of  Siriftx,  Willinin  .1.  Hiitt;  Clerk  of  tlu- .Marki-t,  John 
Waltent  ;  Keopor  of  tin-  .MiiisIioum-.  (u-orjce  T.  Ket-fc ;  (intif^rr  nnd  IiiK^KTlor  of 
l/K|iion«,  Frank  WjmkI  ;  Intipi-clfirH  ami  McnBiin-rH  of  Wood.  K.  L.  Wimler.  (». 
I>c<l.  CInrk,  ClinrK-w  Kanit»Jiy,  Sr. ;  \Vei>;lur  of  Ilay,  Cliarli-s  H.  K»nnf«ly  ;  Snp- 
rrintonilcnt  of  City  Cfnu-tcrii-i*,  I-oiiif*  Hol>eo  ;  SealiT  of  Wiiplito  an«l  Mf.a.-ur«f«, 
.\.  F.  F,<K.i*'"  :  ConHial.lt'H.  Jolin  F.  KvanK.  lii-orRi'  H.  Milli-r,  .M.  Fnink  I'owell. 
.1.11.  l*nin|ilir«-v  :  .Iti'.|ife!«  of  tlu»  IVacn-,  J.  I).  IVuipcr,  C.  W.  IVitit-r,  II.  I'. 
M.I'hail,  .lolin  A.   Kov«on. 

•Inne  2d,  Colonel  Richmond  F.  I>ill;^rd.a  former  citizen  of  Nor- 
folk, and  one  of  oiir  m(»st  jxtptdar  merchants,  die<l  at  Nottoway 
( 'oiirthonse.  I'revionx  to  the  war  he  lived  in  Sns<e.\  c<mnty,  and 
at  one  time  wa-s  the  honoreil  l\c|)resentative  of  that  county  in  the 
I/^'i^islatnre.  lie  \v:i>«  ahont  (!•'{  ye;trs  of  ai;e,  and  ditnl  from  «lT«'ct> 
of  a  ameer,  which  ha<l  paiiunl  him  for  ycjirs.  His  many  fri«ii«ls  in 
Norfolk  wen*  deeply  distn^^ed  npoli  he;irin^  of  his  <l<Mnise. 

.Inne  Sth,  the  '*  I\cs4-ne  "  Steam  Fire  Company,  fn)m  Kaleii:h, 
North  (^injlina.  Captain  T.  F.  lyi-^-,  ounmandin-:,  arrive<l  in  this 
city  on  a  vi>it,  TIkv  were  j^^corte*!  thronjih  town  l»y  onr  firemen, 
and  afterwards  cntcrtaine<i  siimptnotisly  at  I'rown'^  rotaiiranl. 
where  the  paraile  was  di-mi^•«(^l.  Next  <lay  the  visitors  were  cM-ort*-*! 
to  Hampton  attd  l''ortrc>v>i  M(tnnM\  on  hriani  the  steamer  Hampton, 
commandcil  hy  the  conrtcoii'i  Capt.ain  (te<trixe  Schcrmerhorn. 

June  hlth.  the  National  Kepidtlii-:in  ( 'oiivention,  in  ses-ion  at 
( 'incinnati.  ( )lii..,  iioiiiiiiate.1  (n  neral  Riitherf  ^rd  H.  Haves,  ofOliio, 


1(50 

tur  the  I'res'ulc'iu'/.  '['\\v  Xnrlolk  Ivcpuhlicans  wort'  sorely  disap- 
pointed when  the  news  eanie  ;  they  wanted  duines  (i.  lilainc,  of 
-Maine.  Williani  A.  \\'heeKr,  ol"  New  Voric,  was  nominated  for 
\'iee-Pre>ident. 

Smuhiy,  June  2oth,  Rev.  Dr.  George  D.  Armstrong-,  tl>e  beloved 
pastor  of  the  I'^irst  Presbyterian  Church,  preached  his  (jnarlo-Ceu- 
ti'nnial  sermon — having  been  pastor  of  the  aforesaid  Uliureli  over 
<inee  Jiint>  25th,  1851,  On  the  next  evening  the  members  of  his 
♦•ongregation  surprised  the  reverend  gentleman  with  a  handsome 
present  in  the  shape  of  a  magnili(!ent  set  of  solid  siver-ware,  con- 
sisting of  a  waiter,  {)iteher  ami  two  goblets,  as  a  mark  ol"  their  atlee- 
ti(»n  and  esteem. 

June  28th,  the  National  Democratic  Convention,  in  session  in 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  nominatal  Hon.  Samuel  J.  Tilden,  Governor  of 
Xew  York,  for  the  olHce  of  President  of  the;  United  States.  On  tiie 
next  day,  the  Corivention  nominated  Hon.  Thomas  A.  Hendrii.-ks, 
(iovernor  of  Indiana,  for  the  Vice- Presidency.  The  news  was joy- 
tVdly   received  by  the  Norfolk  Democrats. 

J"uly  1st.  the  Norfolk  Light  Artillery  Jilues  departed  for  Phil- 
adelphia, on  board  the  Steamer  Florida  of  the  Old  Bay  Line,  to 
fd  1  the  position  assigned  to  "Old  Virginia"  in  the  Legion  of 
Honor,  during  the  Centennial  parade  w-hich  occurred  on  the  4th 
instant.  The  following  is  a  list  of  the  officers  and  privates  of  the 
(Jomj)anv  who  end)arked  upon  this  delighiful  Centennial  trip  tothe 
"(Quaker  City  :" 

Capluin — Saimn.1  Hodges. 

.Iiinior  First  Lk'Utcnant — Iltuiy  \'.  Moore. 

SfcoMil  LifHtfiKinl — II.  ('.    \Vliit(.lu;\d. 

Siirffeon— Dr.  II.  M.  Nash. 

(Jidtrly  Sergeant— J.  A.  Walton. 

First  Sergeant — George  W.  Gordon. 

Seeond  Sergeant — M.  C.  Keeling. 

Tliird  Sergeant — K.  H.  Jones. 

I'onrth  Sergeant — S.  S.  Sannders. 

•  ^u.irterniaster's  Sergeant — M.  L. Tinner. 

Acting  Paymaster — Nat.  Hnrruss. 

Corporals— C.  M.  Fergn.soii,  \V.  C.  Dickson,  K.  C.  M.  Wiiiglidd,  .In],,,  \\  .  II. 
I'orter,  "Ailliani  A.  Graves,  .Ii-. 

Hnglers — J.  V.  (Jrandv  ami  .1.  <  .  1  fining. 

Privates— Win.  II.  Ai.orn,  Wni.  A.  IJovkin,  K.  II.  Iloykin,  C.  K.  IlrinkUv, 
Cliarles  H.  Bnskev,  C.  F.  lirook.s,  .1.  C.  Paker,  S.  S.  KradlonI,  J.  ('.  lUeknian.  l"). 
Tneker  lJr(M)ke,  Wni.  (amj),  M.  T.  Cooke,  S.  .1.  (iianil.erlaine,  ('.  A.  Field,  A.  G. 
Freeman,  K.  H.  <iwaltnev,  .].  \V.  Hunter,  John  Hart,  I).  W.  Jordan,  John  Jack, 
J.  V.  Kevill,  J.  H.  Longi.ran,  (norge  M(  intosh,  W.  G.Nash,  Patrick  O'Connor, 
G.  G.  Kichardsoii,  Julian  Russell,  P.  .\.  Sanderson,!"  .  M.  Saunders,  John  K. 
Shields,  L.  J.  Savage,  Henrv  TnlUs,  Washington  Tavlor,  F.  S.  Tavlor,  Wickh.wn 
Taylor,  II.  S.  Vaughan,  K.  H.  Wright,  15.  W.  Palnu'r. 

Jidy  4th,  a  large  nund)er  of  our  citizens  went  to  Fortress  Monroe 
to  witness  the  usual  Fourth  of  Jidy  display  of  firew(n'ks,  which  was 
by  tar  the  grainiest  entertainment  of  the  kind  ever  witnessed  in  the 
-"^tate.      No  accidents  ha])pene<l. 


170 

.Iiilv  9tli,  lOiIi  niul  llth  were  the  wuriiu'^t  tlavb"  exuericiutxl  in 
Nortiilk  for  many  yean*.  Many  |h'ixhi.s  wimv  muuK-  very  ill  froiu 
-lui  stroke,  four  ««r  wlioru  tli«<l,  vi/:  A.  J.  Du^ri^'er,  W.  H.  Wliite- 
liur>t,  Mr.  Sartoriii'-and  Samuel  K.  K»tHlcr.  [The  last  uaiiicil  \va.- 
aiiaiiorat  'l'iM.k»r'>  \*aiitti.-'»,  well  kii(»\vii  liy  tin-  name  of  Samuel 
Orm.). 

.lulv  ITtli,  t)ur  well  kntiwn  townsman,  J«ilin  ( '.  Uo^jen*,  tlicxl  at 
the  St.  N'ineent  <le  I'aul  lIo-|)ital.  He  was  a  hi;:h  tone<l  and 
patriotic  ^enth man,  a  nallant  an«i  <:»ithl"nl  .sohlier.  At  the  time  of 
\\\<  tlejuh  he  was  a  partner  in  the  well  known  cnxkery  firm  of 
•Martin  iV:  Uojjers,  and  was  numl»rre<l  anioni^^st  (Mjrhest  ltusines>smc'u. 

.Inly'JTth.  .Mr. 'riK.mas  A.  Hanly  d.parttd  this  life.  He  w:l<- 
niif  oi'  Norfolk's  liest  merchants  an«l  mo^t  resiHt'ttnl  eitiz<*ns.  He 
wasluirn  in  C"urritu<-k  County,  N.  ('.,  in  the  year  1800,  and  when 
at  the  a^e  of  21,  he  eonuneneitl  the  study  of  medi<*ine,  l»nt  al»an- 
done<l  it  lor  more  aeiive  pm>uit.s.  In  1.S26  he<-ameto  Norfolk  and 
enteretl  l)usinessa.s  a  elerk  ;  in  lS2s  he  w:is  oneof  tlie  lirni  of  Hanly 
iV:  Bros.,  antl  prospered!  in  husiness.  In  iStJl  he  left  Norfolk  for 
( Jninville('o.,N.C'.,  where  he  remained  until  l.SG<).\vh<n  he  return- 
ihI  hen- and  aiT'iin  enteriil  into  husiness.  He  livinlan  honorable  and 
u-»'l"id  man,  ami  died  respeete<l  and  (stwme<l  hy  all  who  knew  him. 

On  same  ilay  (27lh)  the  stejimer  Louise,  Captain  William  '  .■   ^_ 
lie;^an.  of  the   I'l-oplrs'   Line   U'twiH-n    here   and    Baltim«>r< 
diseontinued),  made  an  e.xenrsion  trip  t«»  OKI  I'oint  and  tint  .tpr- 
for  fhes|M(iaI  U-nefit  of  the   Norfolk   (*ounty  (ii-anp-rs,  who  wi-n- 

invite«l  to  p*.      The  trip  w:i-  •^n-ratly  •  iijoyctl,  and  the  pav"-  ■•••"- 1 

— lunirlv  all  soIkt. 

MAH(,>Ni:s  iniKJADK. 

July  31st,  (anniversary  of  the  hattle  of  the  Crater), w:ts  a  g-ala  day 
in  .\<»itolk.  It  was  the  o«M:ision  (.f  the  annual  rennion  of  the  vet«'rans 
of  "  .Mahone's  Old  Hrij^ade,  .Vrmy  of  NortlnrH  Virfzinia" — that 
pdlant  hand  of  heroi-s  who  l)attle<l  so  nohly  for  the  lost  cau.s*' I 
whose  arms  are sta«'ke<l  and  hanners  furle<l,  whose  drums  are  still, 
whose  musket.s  are  dumb,  hut  who.se  fame  .still  live."  in  the  heart-'  of 
their  eonntrymen. 

■     /, i'l'    ir  in'ii(7  j./irmr  t.ivii     JifUnrin^g  nrst. 


"  Sot  on/Y  I'rj  nU  ihont  ycnn  m>  dark  and  ^im, 
lU  eotumn*/mm  iKr  path  <^  jfu/y  ttraytd-  ~ 

Ao  rrarcn  art  mndf  it*  ctcutchnan  dim, 

'  1\ku  bumij>hr^l  .riM  (h<  blood  of  Ok  Old  Brigadr: 

Sot  onet  on  ;mW.  or  march,  in  eumii  or  Md, 
\Va»  their  brar<r  Ijrader'f  truM  in  them  octrat/rj  ; 
In.J  nnrr  yrt  hot  Oid    Virginia'*  thidd 
Si/Jffrerf  dishonor  through  Mahonet  Brigade." 


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The  survivors  of  the  c'diniiinnd  Iroiii  I'drtsnidUlli,  with  tlidsc  oC 
this  citv,  wtTt'  escorted  to  the  Atlantic,  ]Mississi|)])i  and  Ohio  J\ail- 
road  di'jiot  in  the  n'oininsj;  hy  the  Norfolk  J^hics  and  llic  City 
Guard,  and  r(ccivc<l  t  he  v:i>t  crowd  that  eanic  on  the  train  at  11 
o'clock.  A  procession  was  then  iornied  and  marched  to  the 
refreshment  hall  whore  a  lunch  had  been  prei>ared.  From 
there  the  crowd  marched  to  tiie  Opera  House,  where  tiie  meeting 
was  calk'il  to  onler  and  a  heautif'ul  address  of  welcome  was 
delivered  by  Mayor  John  S.  'J'ucker — after  which,  the  I>lues' 
band  under  Professor  '*  Pony"  Armistead,  played  "  Hail  to  the 
Chief."  when  General  Mahone  arose  amidst  the  Avildest  shouts  of 
applause,  and  returned  thanks  to  tiie  Mayor  and  the  ])eople  of  Nor- 
folk lor  the  generous  welcome  extended   to  liis  old  command. 

lie  then  proceeded  to  address  the  ])rigade  in  a  si)cech  of  great 
elocpicnce  and  feeling,  and  at  each  period  was  greeted  with  storms 
of  aiij>lause.      When  concluding  his  remarks,  lie  said  : 

"  My  comrades,  it  is  meet  that  we  devoutly  acknowledge  our 
gratitude  to  God  that  we  are  spared  to  this  occasion.  We  come  to 
celebrate  the  anniversary  of  an  organization  composed  of  the  sur- 
vivors of  a  Brigade  whose  record  history  will  brightly  trace  from 
our  'City  by  the  Sea'  to  the  end  at  Appomattox. 

"  It  was  here  upon  ground  already  historic  by  the  deadly 
presence  of  war  that  your  service  in  the  cause  of  your  State 
began.  It  was  here  that  your  honeymoon  as  soldiers  was  s}>ent. 
It  was  here  you  were  the  recipients  of  a  generous  iiospitality  and  a 
tender  consideration  at  the  hands  of  the  fairest  of  God's  creation, 
which  in  your  memories  of  Joys  past  can  never  fiule. 

"  It  was  here  that  many  of  you  had  your  patriotism  put  to  that 
test  beyond  which  it  would  be  dillicult  to  go.  It  was  not  the  sep- 
aration of  the  soldier  from  fiimilv  and  fireside  in  discharge  of  his 
allegiance  to  the  Hag  he  had  taken  that  you  were  called  upon  to 
make  and  to  witness.  It  was  to  forego  these,  and  to  commit  your 
household  gods  to  the  unknown  mercies  of  the  common  foe,  that 
many  of  you  were  called  upon  to  sulVer  and  to  endure. 

**  Nobly  did  you  pass  that  trying  ordeal,  and  only  as  patriots  can 
otter  all  of  life  dear  to  man  upon  the  altar  of  country's  cause,  did 
you  acd'pt  and  manfully  bear  the  sacrifice. 

'*  It  was  then  that  they  were  encouraged,  and  vou  were  inspired 
by  that  instinctive  heroism  of  woman,  whose  love  of  courage  and 
fidelity  to  honor,  make  no  compromise  with  duty. 

"  In  tears  and  heart-burning  sorrow  many  of  those  who  are  of 
earth  no  more,  but  of  iiistory  forever,  took  here  their  linal  leave  of 
those  in  life  dearest  to  them — 

*  For  them  to  live  or  die.' 

"  It  is  in  the  history  of  your  uusuIHchI  record  of  duty  well  por- 
formeil,  and  of  dceils  of  battle  renown  that  your  Newton  and  your 


Williaiii'i,  ami  tin*  long  list  of  lienx-^  who  foujjht  and  fVll  l»\  ili  ii 
sidts,  n«»\v  live — '  who,  with  noilrcamof  aliiT  lifi*'.-  n-wanl,  canil  Imi 
to  do  his  duty  to  the  end,  and,  ii)  the  Htrcn^th  of'dnty.  ihirtnl  to  dir.' 

'•  It  is  to  fomnunu irate  tlie  historie  estate  whieh  Ik-Ioh^^s  to  you 
aii<I  to  their  memories,  t«i  yours  aii*l  to  theirs,  and  to  entir  it  of 
reeonl,  that  «'onslitntes  ih)W  your  duty  and  the  sarred  |iur|vise  of* 
your  or)^ani/-;ition. 

"  To  thtM'  ends  let  us  address  «>urselves  witii  a  devotion  whi«l) 
siiall  luvt  r  weary.  Let  us  maintain  stratiily  that  toueh  ol  the 
elliow  in  the  line  of  this  serviee,  which  madi-  yon  invineihli-  Ujt«»n 
the  field,  and  won  for  yon  tlu- altidiuLj  eonfident-e  and  adininition 
of  our  j^reat  Captain. 

''  I>et  u^  move  on  in  this  holv  work  with  that  determination  and 
solemn  sense  of  liuty  whieh  made  this  day  eonsni«uous  in  the  annals 
of  the  war,  when,  l»y  your  matehle>s  eharjre  and  the  lK»y«»net,  our 
lines  at  the  Crater  wj're  redeeme<l,  and  the  very  safety  of  our  army 
for  the  time  restored.  The  cause,  my  eomra<les,  whieh  you  conse- 
crated l>y  vonr  valor  and  the  ltlo«Kl  j)f  a  nohle  dea«l,  is  j;one.  The 
lizuro  cross  and  silver  stars  which  you  hore  are  furled,  and  you  are 
of  one  nation,  a  common  c<»initry,  and  the  sanx-  tla<4  forever.  But 
for  them  and  their  irlorious  memories  yon  are  solenudy  eharge<l  to 
(-are,  and  hy  all  the  ties  of  battle,  ol' hardships  ami  of  jrlory  won,  of 
your  hero  dead,  you  an-  Ixnuul  to  cherish  a  ctimradi-'s  life  ricol- 
lectit»n." 

When  he  concludcil  the  hand  strmk  up  "  Dixie,"  whieh  hrouirht 
cheer  alter  <heer. 

General  Mahonc  then  intro<lii.(  rl  (  aptiin  .lames  liarron  Hope, 
the  o«iitt>r  of  tin-  /.(/»(/»/«<;»■/•.  and  the  poet  of  the  (H'casi«»n.  ( )n 
Captain  IIo|m-'s  stipping  to  the  fr«»nt  of  the  stajxe  he  was  enthusias- 
tically gneted,  and  the  delivery  of  his  heanfifnl  pcMin  was  re<tived 
verse  l>y  verse  with  the  sympathetic  applause  (tf  his  audien<v,  and 
wlu'U  at  times  the  glorious  detds  of  *' Mah<me*s  I  brigade  "  were 
relatinl  in  the  stirring,  nervjius  ehnjuenee  of  the  pm't,  a  great  c\uht 
would  ring  out  an  expres>ion  of  irrcpressiMc  feeling.  When  thi' 
poem  was  concluded,  the  (leneral  intHwlncc*!  Colonel  \\'illiam  1^. 
Cameron,  the  or.itor  of  »lay,  who  delivcrnl  on«'  of  the  most  U^auti- 
fnl  and  a|)pn)priate  orations  a  soltlier  ever  li>iened  t<»,  and  cIosimI 
his  renjarks  with  the  folhiwing  thrilling  and  correct  (hx-ription  of 
the  last  days  of  (teneral  I-ki's  retresit  : 

"On  the  morning  of  the  2d  of  April  (J rant  threw  forwaitl  a 
utrong  colunni  against  the  line**  immcxliately  west  of  Petershurg,  and 
etVecting  ati  entrance,  pres.<»e<l  vigorously  towartls  tin-  J^outhside 
I^iilroatl.  'J'o  resist  his  advance  no  tn>ops  were  to  l>c  had.  Ander- 
son had  sacrifictxl  the  hulk  of  the  army  at  Five  Forks;  Ueth's 
thin  line  hail  Ixen  pier<-e<l  and  thnnvn  off  n|>on  the  right,  and  the 
heroic  mil   had    lost   his  life    in   attempts    to  repair    the  disaster. 


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ll:irri>'  l>rio;ule  d'  Malunu-'s  Division  stuycd  tor  a  tirn.'  llic  tide  «.f 
ruin  l)v  tlu>  siipcrl)  di'lctHH' of  an  outlying- post,  in  wliicli  the  Inavc 
connnanil  was  anniliilatrd.  lUit  l)y  noon  the  situation  was  seen  to 
Ih' invparable  ;  tlio  siogo  of  Potershurg;  was  over,  an(l(JiMi(ral  I.cc 
arranticd  for  a  retreat  by  night  from  the  woi'ks  no  longer  Icnahlc. 
Then  ensui'd  a  earnival  of  wreck  and  terror. 

"  Oeeujiving  the  lines  at  Hennuda  nundre<l,  lictwcm  ;lic  .\])|)o- 
niattox  and  the  James,  Mahone's  JJrigade  was  sjjart'd  tlii'  sights  ol" 
siiame  and  horror  that  surrouiuUnl  and  tilled  the  two  devoted  eities. 
lint  while  vou  stood  in  eamp,  waiting  the  .signal  to  start  uj)onyour 
hist  r.unpaign,  the  glare  of  rockets,  the  roar  of  artillery,  the  explo- 
sion of  vast  niaga/iues — as  tort  and  siiip  were  given  to  the  torch — 
formed  lit  aecompaniments  to  the  jireparations  for  retreat;  and  in 
the  tirstgray  light  of  dawn,  the  flames  of  burning  Richmond  lend- 
ing a  sun-set  brilliance  tit  the  scene,  began  the  march  to  Ajtjtomat- 
to.\  ;  and  to  the  westward  sounded  the  musketry  of  the  enemy's 
advance — tin;  ominous  death  lattle  of  the  ill-starred   nation. 

"  To  abandon  altar  and  fireside  was  no  new  sacriticc  to  sonic  of 
tho.sc  who  now  j)repared  to  go,  tliey  knew  not  whither,  at  call  of 
country.  Scarce  lias  the  battle  joined  in  earnest,  ere  this  fair  town 
was  given  over  to  tiie  enemy,  and  sons  of  Norfolk,  of  Portsmouth, 
and  of  all  this  jtatriotic  .section,  went  forth  in  uncomplaining  faith 
upon  that  j)ilgrimage  from  which  .so  many 'ne'er  returned.  And 
now  totiiose  who  still  had  household  gods  to  guard,  (icth.semane  had 
come.  Tho.se  were  your  homes  that  blazed  to  Heaven  in  that  A|)ril 
morn,  and  you  were  leaving  all  that  makes  life  dear  to  the  mercies 
of  a  hostile  hor<le.  What  help  sustained  you  in  that  supreme  hour  ? 
only  your  God  can  know;  but  this  my  throbbing  heart  attests, 
that  never  shown  your  .soldier  truth  so  brightly  tbrth  as  in  that 
time  of  trial  ami  triiiinpli.  I'^iiM  t;mk- turned  out  to  answer  sum- 
mons ofa  W()!>e  than  t'uiiera!  ihimi,  and  as  your  footsteps  tended 
l<»wardsa  future  ilarker  than  the  grave,  the  Flag,  not  home,  nile<l 
in  y(nir  brave  hearts,  and  marched  your  ranks  as  cheerily  fixth  a- 
though  to  hoped  victory. 

"And  .so  throughout  that  dreailful  week  the  old  Mrigade  held  on 
its  stea<ly  way.  Nor  would  the  truth  be  rightly  told  did  1  not 
speak  of  those  stout  eotnradcs  under  Royster,  Saunders  and  I^rcvard 
who  shared  the  dangers  and  should  sliare  the  honor  of  all  that 
toil.some  way. 

"  The  roatlside  swarnicd  with  drooping  fbi'ins  ;  the  signs  of  ruin 
.strewed  the  weary  path  ;  organizations  melted  away,  and  discipline 
gave  way  to  license  ;  dismay  and  panic  .'^ei zed  f)n  headless  masses, 
whole  corps  were  routed  ;  whole  divisions  captured.  High  officers 
lost  heart,  and  with  it  honor,  and  urged  their  troops  to  safety.  The 
route  grew  fierce  as  the  <lays  went  by  ;  at  last  there  was  no  army. 
Butthrougii  it  all — through  hunger,  weariness  and  hopclessncs.s — 


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tliroutjli  all  tln' (Icmor.iliziii^r  evidences  (il'iK-feaJ — in  the  face  of  the 
etintident  f«M' — this  Hrijpuh'  inarchc*!  «>n  iv^  though  the  war  were 
vtiinij:,  :i-<liriii  :l»  wlu'ii  ii  licM  the  |)a>*  in  Marylaml.  as  s*-lf-rfliant  :is 
whrii  it  ruslH-^l  ii|Miii  tin-  tlamiii^  ('rater,  a^  n-ady  to  oU'v  tlu'  words 
of  Ia\\  :ts  thoiiirli  he  still  had  niiu'ty  thoiis:ind  men  to  <lo  his  will, 
and  still  a  .laeksonon  tin-  (lank.  Presuming;  on  the  univrrsal  rnin 
of  thinp<,  th«-  cnerny  made  one  attenijit  to  hn'.ik  yonr  sli-rn  array 
and  yonr  last  battle  wa- a  victory.  Miles  trie<l  yonr  sttH'I  at  Cum- 
l>erlan«l,  and  all  day  lon^'  MahoneV  Divi.-ion  hehl  an  army  hack, 
lint  now  the  loiiir  attempt  to  avert  the  tiread  inevitable  drew  to  a 
close.  lint  (wo  divisions  of  the  ( '••ndnlerate  (br<*e  n-mained  inta<*t 
(Field's  and  vonr  own,)  and  even  the  irenins  «tf  \ah'  \\:\.<  j>owerlc!s,s 
to  loni:  |)ost|»one  the  stroke  of  fate.  "Ready  for  duty"  yon  reported 
when  the  (inal  trial  came,  n.a<ly  to  (ijrlit  and  (all  with  him,  whose 
lightest  wi>li  had  come  to  U-  yonr  law,  or  ready  to  share  with  him 
a  panjx  vet  d»'c|»er  than  the  stin^'  of  dwith.  The  verdict  c:nne.  The 
na<:><  yon  fnrlnl  at  Appomattox  liore  no  proinler  in.s<Tiption  than 
their  presence  there  des«-rved  and  yonr  |)arolcs  arc  passports  s-nre  to 
glory's  roll  of  honor.  Some  day  a  worthy  hand  will  «lraw  the  veil 
from  all  the  (ragic  pathos  that  those  days  enchiswl,  and  romance 
will  awake  to  read  the  tali"  and  Miish  to  (ind  it.s  history." 

On  the  concln>ion  of  the  orati<tn  the  Irand  playe<l  the  "  Star- 
Spanu'lcd  Jianiier,"  Which  drew  fordi  tlu"  enthnsiiL-^tic  and  respon- 
sive clu-crs  of  the  audience. 

(icnend  .Mahono  then  callcil  the  AsM.ciati.in  to  order  C.r  hn-i- 
nefs. 

C'aj'tain  'l..\.  \\'illi:im>  |ins<Mlcd  and  niid  the  (nljowinir  letter 
from  ("apt.  lviil»ertson  Tayhir,  the  AdJMlant  ( jcnend  of  Mahone's 
lirigadc  : 

lUl.TiMoKK.  July  ll'.Uh.  \is~6. 
itrtfiing — 7*o  my  Fellow- C\ I uciu  of  Mnhone'n  lirigadr  : 

I  rfyret  nmrc  than  I  can  exnnim  tliat  my  «lutJen  here  alwolmoly  prevent  my 
li-a\-ii)(t,  niul  I  am  ajjain  <li'|irivo«l  of  llu-  plwiMirv  wliicd  I  ho  i-arn«.»lly  doirod,  of 
UrcftiiiK  my  •>!<(  comnuii-*. 

.Vlii-ntion  ti»  «lnty  wa*  one  t>f  the  (irnt  lemtonR  tJiUftht  me  hy  my  military  pre- 
i-cpter,  Mnhonc,  whow  voice,  if  heanl  in  yuurconnciU  to-day,  will  he  to  the  name 
effect. 

An  I  look  liark  to  the  yean*  of  our  (ilrii>:gle  I  recall  with  pleasure  the  flrirt 
ntlhcreiice  to  iluty  <if  oflicerM  and  men,  the  in-rfect  diw  ipllne  in  camp  and  on  the 
marrh,  the  linn  rilian«e  of  tienenil  Ix-e  and  hih  wil>ordinat«i«  when  ".Mahone  and 
liiM  command"  *er«-  in  ariinu.  or  >;iv«  n  \\>>\  and  hard  work  li>  do.  .Si  now  in  the 
pnn<uil'<or  peace  win  n  cm  !»«•  found  Uticr  cilizcnn  than  tlmne  /»-W  ■Mildier-  who-e 
ainnpnnionohip.  fricmUliip  and  timlideniv,  I  tre.vtire  anion;;  the  m<*>t  jdc.vant 
recollecUooK  of  ,111  uiy   life. 

Keep  on  my  c«imrad»i».  Strive  to  «lo  your  wl»«Ie  «luty  and  the  verdict  of  your 
coutilrymen  will  lx<,  "Thin  i><  the  way  of  Mahone'i*  Hrigaile."' 

Y..u'n»,  K(»nKKTS()N  TAYLOU, 

AdjuUinl  (ieneral  MaboneV  P.rigade. 

The  litter  was  grecte«l  with  cheers. 


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Captain  \V.  A.  S.  Tiivior  moved  that  the  rules  he  suspended  and 
that  the  A.-^oeiatinn  re-elect  the  present  ollieers  hy  aeelamation. 

The  risolutiiiii  was  nnaniniously  adopted  and  the  ollieers  are  as 
follows  : 

President — (Jenernl  Wni.  Malione. 

Vice-PresiiU'iits— Colonel  (ieoi-iie  T.  Ko<,'ers.  of  tlie  Sixtli ;  C'olniul  K.  .M.  Field, 
of  theTwell'ih  ;  C:ii)t;iin  J.  I>.  (iayle,  of  (lie  Sixteenlli  ;  Colonel  Josepli  l^  Mine- 
tree.'of  tlieM-'orty-first,  :md  Capt.ii)!  .Inlni  T.  West,  of  the  iSixty-Hrst  Kegiinents. 

Kecordin'fj  Seeretary— (Jritiin    K.  Kdwiu-ds. 

Corre.-^pondini;  Seeielary — Leiny  M.  lAlwards. 

Treasurer — T.  A.  Williams. 

The  following;  offieers  constituted  the  Staff  of  the  Memorial 
Association  of  the  J5ri<iade  : 

(leneral — William  Maiione. 

G.meral— I).  A.    Weisiger. 

Adjutant.-;—  \V.  K.  Cameron,  Drury  A.IIinton,  Alexander  Ttmstall. 

Surgeon — T.  B.   Ward. 

Quartermaster — Captain  F.  M.  Ironmonger. 

Connnissary — Captain    William  .Sherwood. 

Ordiianee  Oflieer— W.  A.  Todd. 

S.ri^eant  Major — James  X.    Hell. 

l^uarterinaster's  Sergeant — II.  A.  Tarrall. 

The  other  members  of  this  Association  compr'se  all  the  survivors 
of  the  old  Brigade. 

The  business  of  the  meeting  being  attended  to,  the  j)roc!e.-ision  was 
again  t()rnied,and  "the  boys"  marched  for  the  dinner  table.  On  leaving 
the  Opera  House  the  Brigade  was  re-tbrmed  on  Church  street,  and 
iieaded  by  the  band,  proceeded  down  Church  to  Main,  down  Main 
to  Market  Square,  thence  to  tin;  ban(|uet  iiall.  Here  three 
immense  tables  were  extended  nearly  the  entire  length  of  the 
vSpacious  room,  and  another  table  at  the  head  of  the  room  for  the 
field  ollieers  and  invited  guests.  The  hall  was  handsomely 
decorated  with  flags,  iind  at  the  western  end  a  large  ban- 
ner was  stretched  acro.^s  the  room,  wtih  the  inscription  "  Wel- 
come Mahone's  Brigade,"  and  on  one  corner  of  the  .same  "Hello, 
Jack,"  and  on  the  other  ''  Tin  no  Doctor — Weed  Grass — Weed 
Grass,"  lx)th  well  known  camp  cries  of  the  Brigade.  Stretched 
acro-ss  Roanoke  avenue  from  the  l)an(pieting  hall  to  Jiurrus.s  iV: 
Rogers'  block  wa.s  a  banner  inscribeil  with  the  well  known  and 
historic  cry  of  "This  Way,  Mahone's  Brigade."  The  tables  were 
loaded  with  all  the  substantial  and  creature  comforts  of  lile,  well 
hxtkwl  out  t()r  and  provided  by  Mr.  Charles  Brown,  and  that  well 
known  caterer,  I'eter  Pitts.  Over  five  hundre<l  were  attended  to^ 
and  all  had  plenty,  with  plenty  to  spare. 

Wheu  dinner  was  over  the  entire  party  took  i)assagc  on  the 
steamer  Hampton,  and  paid  a  visit  to  Fortress  Monroe,  where  they 
inspecte<l  the  various  ol))ects  of  interest,  and  witnes.sed  the  dress 
parade  of  the  troop«:  stationed  there.  Cpon  an  invitation  kindly 
extended   bv   Mr.    II.    I'hoebus,   proprietor  (d"  the   famous   Hygeia 


17.; 

Iltilrl,  tlie  visitiii>  |ini-t<Mik  <»!'  an  titjiant  sii|i|)cr,  afu-r  wliirli  thcv 
rctiinii'il  to  tlii>  I'ity  ;  and  thus  ciiilcti  (he  siHxtml  iX'Uiiiun  of  (tie 
vetrrun.x  t»r  Mulioiu-'s  (>l«l    Iiri;r.i«lf. 

August  15<l  was  i«vsin'«l  tlic  lir>t  iiuiiiUt  of  Thr  J'tiUic  J^yhfcr, 
a  s|tri;;litly  aft«ruoon  ixiiiiy  |m|m  r.  jtulilislu-*!  I>y  Colonel  J.  KicliM 
I^'wcllrii,  WaltiT  A.  IMwanl'  and  .loscphCi.  I*  ivi-iLxli,  I'>(|-.,  with 
Coloni-I  Ix-wellcn  a-  1-Mitor  in  Cl.i.f.  ami  II.  \V.  IJnrtuu  a>  I^K-al 
K.lilor. 

Anjiilst  tMli,  lion,  .lolni  ( io<Klr  was  a^ain  nominal*-*!  a-;  tlielK-ni- 
iK'rati*'  ("indidalc  lor  ('ongri>ss  iVoin  iIhk  I)i>trict  Ity  tin-  Convention 
wlucli  assi'nd)U'tl  in  i*ortsrnontli.      Kle<'ti'»n  Novt-nilMM*  7tli. 

Aiij;n.»t  lltli,  a  ^rand  Tildfii,  llrmlrieks  and  (i«M»dc  raiific:nion 
nieetini!;  was  held  at  H  o'rlocU  i".  M.,  at  tin-  Norfolk  Ac-adt-iny  lot. 
.•speeiiies  Win  inadi-  l>y  lion.  .1.  C.  S.  lilarkbnrn,  of  Kcnincky, 
lltm.  .lolni  liandolph  Tucker,  ><i'  X'ir^jinia,  "our  own  IovchI  .IoImi 
«io<Klf,''  and  otiur-i.  Cojoml  L.  1  >.  Starkr  |>ri--idf>l  nvt-r  tiii- ^r.ind 
and  enthusiastic  ^atln  riu};. 

.\u^ust  l.'ith,  l'rofrsM>r  W'iiliani  B.  lio«lnian  «li»<l.  He  wa^  a 
.renllenjan  of  line  learning;  and  nolde  rhai-a«teri>tics.  I>urini;  the 
tcrrihle  yellow  frviT  epidiinie  htre  in  iSoS,  lu- i-.iim  from  his  honn- 
in  Norfolk  county  to  nurse  tln'  sick,  and  Itnivinl  all  the  dauir»'rs  of 
the  fc-arful  di>ca^c  This  action  en»l»'an-<l  him  t<>  this  |ko|i|c.  anil 
he  di.<l  deeply   reixretted. 

.Vu:^u-t  li'Jd,  a  ir.ime  of  l»ase-l>all  wa.-  |»lave<l  at  the  <»ld  Fair 
(iround-,  Utwccn  the  Olymjiic  Cluh,  (»f  Wiciimond,  an.l  the  \\y-i\ 
."^t-M-kini^s,  of  Norfolk,  The  pranie  was  not  linislu><l  on  ao-ount  <>f 
darkne>s  iivertakin^  the  playei*s — Ixiehinond  was  aht-ad  when  the 
mat<h  was  |M^t|M»niHl.  The  Iv-il  StcK-kinps  ijiive  their  vi-itors  a 
liautjuet  that  niixht  at  the  Man-ion  House,  which  wa>-  ;x"tt«'U  u|>  in 
i^.kmI  ta^t*'  l>y  Mr.  K.    T.  .Janus,  the  jiroprietor, 

S|>tcnd>er  tith,  the  negr»»  Ivepuhlican  C(»uvention  met  here  to 
nominate  a  camlitlate  for  Conj:;ress  in  opposition  to  Hon.  .John 
(  ;<mk1c,  the  Democratic  nominee.  Aft«'r  the  mo^t  n<»isy  and  dis- 
^niceful  pnH-eciliniis  that  ever  ehar.i«tcri/.etl  a  dcliln-rative  (I)  InKly 
in  Norfolk,  the  darkij-s  *' >ettlc<l  "  on  Hon.  .I(»s<'ph  Sei^ir,  a  native 
white  Rcpul)li(*an,  and  nominate*!  him  as  their  <-:inditlat«-.  I  We 
c:dl  it  a  "  ne^ro  Convention  "  iM-i-.ui-e  out  <if  tin-  S.j  dehyates,  there 
were  only  s«ven  mt/  white  men.  .Ml  the  ot!ic<Ts  were  neL'n)eH 
except  time,  viz:  C.  \V.  I^isniter  and  U.  (i.  Staples,  Vic«'  Prcsi- 
ilcnt>,  and  (ieorp-  \\.  liowilcn,  S-<retary  ]. 

S  ptcmUr  llith,  a  sniall  ne^ro  Uiy  nauud  .lohn  Thorowgood, 
-tahlK"*!  and  kille<l  on»'  ot' his  playmat<'s  nan)«il  .Jamcw  Na«^h.  The 
act  how«'ver  wa-'  not  a  malicious  one,  and  Thoro\Viro(Ml  \va»  oidy 
««lii;htly  punished. 

S'lUcmUr  l')th.  a  niettinj:  of  citizen^  wa^  held  at  the  Court- 
hoils<' to  adopt  r<•Nolution^  to  the  memory  of  that  nohje  and  devoti."*! 


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^v>n  <»i'  Vir^Hiia,  Ivv-CTOvcriior  Hi-mv  A.  Wist-,  w'lio  died  <mi  i1\C 
i'Jtliinst.  M:ij()r  \V.  T,  Tuliiifl'rro  failed  the  moctiiiir  to  order, 
;iihI  oil  Ills  motion,  Jiidj^e  (reo.  P.  So:irbiir<>;li  was  rlioson  to  preside, 
with  Messi-s.  M.  (ilennan,  V.  E.  I*erkiiis  and  H.  W  linrton,  as 
Secretaries.  Cnptain  Jaiues  Barron  Ht>pe,off('red  apj)ropriate  reso- 
lutions, and  feelinji'  addie>ses  were  made  hy  Captain  Jih».  E.  I)ovle, 
Hon,  .loliii  (loode  and  dudt^e  .Scarl»nri;ii. 

SptemlMM-  21  si,  the  Councils  met  and  appropriated  i>iu!  thousand 
'htllars  to  the  reiiet'ot"  the  sufVerers  from  Yellow  Fever,  in  the  city 
i>rSavannah,  (la.  [The  contributions  of  jtrivate  citizens  h  -re,  added 
to  the  alxjve  amount,  a:j:',^re^ated  several  thousand  <iolIars.  Tlie 
peoph;  of  Nor(i)lk  will  never  fail  to  respond  liberally  to  such  a 
t'ause,  f<»r  they  know  well  what  it  means,  and  cannot  forj^et  the  aid 
extended  to  them  when  in  the  same  sad  eoiKlition]. 

Octol)er  14th,  Frederick  Wihon,  Esq.,  an  old  resident  of  Xor- 
i()lk  county,  but  who  was  intimately  associated  and  indentifie<l  with 
this  city  tor  many  years,  departed  this  life  in  the  72d  year  of  his 
a^e.  He  was  a  kind  and  generous  man,  a  public  spirited  and 
patriotic  citizen — a  num  of  genius,  of  extensive  information,  of 
i;reat  f!)ndness  for  field  sports,  convivial  and  social  gatherings,  pro- 
gressive enterprises,  ^tc.  ;  in  'ihort,  a  man  of  great  U'^efulness  and 
popularitv.  Every  body  in  this  section  knew  and  liked  Mr.  Wil- 
son, and  ids  death  caused  general  regret  and  sadness. 

OctolKT  l.Sth,  th(.'  eighty-ninth  annual  session  oflhePresbv- 
terian  Synod  of  Virginia  met  at  the  1st  Presbyterian  Chun'h,and  was 
in  session  four  davs.  'i'he  opening  sermon  was  preached  bv  Kev. 
Dr.  J.  J.  liullock,  of  Alexandria.'  Rev.  Dr.  \L  C.  Alexander,  of 
lh(!  Union  Theological  Seminary,  was  chosen  Moderator. 

Sunday,  OctolxT  22d,  the  whoh'  city  was  excite<l  i)ya  n-porttliat 
an  entire  family  had  bwn  poisone<i  on  the  previous  day,  and  that 
some  meiibers  had  died  from  the  efli-cts.  A  great  crowd  gathered 
at  the  house  of  the  family,  Xo.  3.S.'J  Church  street,  where  the  fol- 
lowing fiiets  wen*  ascertained:  A  Mi*s.  Perry,  her  three  children, 
and  tw()  brothers,  had  partaken  of  poison,  administere<l  to  them  in 
their  f(MKl  on  Satinxlay,  and  one  of  the  <'hildren — a  bright  little  girl 
iiameil  Xina  Patten  (a  child  of  Mrs.  lierry's  first  husband),  di«Hl 
*hat  night,  Circumstanws  pointe<l  to  Jordan  Perrv,  Mi>.  P.'s 
husband,  as  the  perpetrator  of  the  horrible  deed,  ancl  ]ni  was  ar- 
rested, and  in  due  time  tried,  found  guilty,  and  sentenced  to  U' 
liange<l.  [At  this  writing.  Perry  is  still  in  jail,  and  his  counsel  are 
trying  to  get  him  pardoned  by  the  (Governor,  on  the  grounds  that 
he  was  convicte<l   ujxrn  mere  circumstantial  evideixr]. 

October  .'Hst,  John  Ponfiinti,  one  of  the  most  gallant  and  dutiful 
soldiers  of  "  Mahone's  old  Jiriga<h>,"  departed  this  life.  Me  was 
in  all  the  batths  with  the  tjth  Virginia  Regiment,  until  captunxl 
at  Burgess'   Mill,  near   Petersburg,  Otober    27th,  18G4,  when  he 


ITS 

w:u*M'iit  In  I'niiit  lyouknut.  w luTi' lie  ma-itully  ciidiiretl  a  l«»n^  aiitl 
IKiinfiil  iinprixiiitmiit.  While  o»ntiii(tl  in  prison  he  (i^ntract*^! 
rli<uiiiaiixiii  in  lii.«'liml»>*,  tVoin  wliicli  Immicvit  r(n)V«TP<l.  Tin-  life  ol" 
nnntlnT  l»r;ivc  man  j^ivcn  t<»  lli^  (•.•unfry'.'*  t^m-f.  Iy«'t  tlie  ineninrv 
(»r  all  MU-li  ln'nK*.-<lH'  fon-vcr  ljMH<irc«l  l»v  \'iri;inian>. 

NovnnlKT  7tli,  tin-  rU^-tion  for  l'rf>i<l<';.i  an<l  \'irf-Pn*si<lent  i»t 
the  I'ljitttl  Stat«>  iHH'iirrt'tl — also,  of  a  nipmluT  <»!"  ('oni;n-.>i"i  fniui  tlii> 
Dihirict,  Noilolk  <ity  iravc  Hon.  .IdIjii  (io  k1»-  (il»l  majority,  anti 
TiMiMi  ami  iliixlricks  ;>.'>S.  Mr.  (IimmIi's  ollic-ini  niajority  in  th<' 
Di^tritt  over  liis  t-oinpctitor.  Hon.  .I«»s<'pli  St>^ar,  was  l.Mjtt}.  TiMtn 
and  I  len«lrii'k>'  ujajority  in  tlu"  State  \va^  inon*  than  /'o/7y  thon-xtiuii — 
( tilt'  lariTt-^t  DtMHix'ratir  majority  t-vcr  pivon].  It  is  a  will  known 
tact  tliut  in  this  Presidential  cleetion.  the  vote  thmnirhoiit  the 
<-oiintrv  was  elosi',  Tilden  an<l  Hendri<-k^  honi'^tlv  an<l  I'airly  <-ar- 
rie<l  all  the  Smthern  Statt-s  except  Smth  Carolina;  hut  Florida 
and  I^)nisiana  were  stnlen  for  Haves  and  Wheeler,  l>y  tin*  li;idi<al 
lu'tiirnini;  lioards  ot'tho^e  Stiitcs,  in  de(iane<'  of  all  law,  honor  or 
jn^tie*'— and  no  one  knows  tluNi'  fiiet.s  U'tt«T  than  the  leading  lie- 
pnhlieans  thenwives.  i'his  heintr  the  (-im-,  a  i:reat  National  dispute 
arose,  and  the  ipiesf  ion  <»!"  who  was  electe«l,  was  snhmitted  to  a  s<'l(^-- 
te<l  "tribniral  oljustiee"  i !  i  coinpostil  ot"  ten  (.'on^jrt!K»nu'n  and  five 
judges  of  the  I  niteil  Stat«>  Supreme  Oourt — who  were  to  exaniin*- 
int«»  the  (pRstions  dis|)Uted  ami  detide  wh<»  ha»l  U-en  elivtetl.  Now 
hen*  eomes  the  joke  aUiut  that  /i'."/ trihunal :  Kiijht  of  ila  memlMi- 
were  Kepuhlieans,  and  only /»«'fv;j  were  iHMUocrats  ;  and  a.<-  eiirht 
w:ls  a  majority,  why,  a.s  a  matter  ol'  course,  Hayi-s  was  dcH-laretl  the 
I'rosident,  hv  a  majority  ot"  oxr  t/ecforni  rod- — the  Kepul)lic:ins  ol 
the  triliunal  would  i^ladlv  have  i^ivcn  him  more  it"  they  eonid  have 
liiund  them;  hut  they  had  j:iven  him  all  the  States  that  i/wr  in 
fliAfniff,  and  yet  his  majority  was  only  our.  i'he  trihunnl 
iixnornl,  law,  justice,  honestv,  antl  invcstiir:ition,  anil  Ivddly,  >han)- 
IcHslv  and  iu'iiomijuoiislv  diH-idetl  in  Hayes'  t"avor  upon  J'very  •pH'stion 
hi^ou^ht  Ix'torc  them — not  carinu'  what  the  evidence  or  the  la<'ts 
were — l)V  the  ever  to-lx-n-mendM  nnl  vote  n\' nijht  in  nrvrti.  This 
wxs  the  i;randest  and  mi»sl  outrain'ous  political  -wijidle  ever  known 
in  the  annals  nj'jMir  history — -jfran<l,  Iwvause  it  was  per|H'tn»tcd  u|Nin 
the  Democnil."*  «»t'  Con^rcH-.  whih'  they  were  in  a  nuijority — oiit- 
riiri-ous,  Ixirinsc  it  has  rol)l>e<l  millions  of  fn'omen  oflherighu*  and 
privilei^-s  guanintii-il  them  hy  the  Constitution. 

NtivemlxT  Sth,  the  t'unend  of"  Henry  Cotton  t<»ok  place.  Captain 
Cotton  (an  he  was  familian-  known  t  wa.s  one <if  N(»rfolk's<»hU>t  and 
inoct  us<>ful  policemen,  and  wiis  a  true  S>uthern  man. 

NovenilHT  rith,  "Coinmodon'"  M.  M.  U.  To«ld  departe«l  thi-* 
lite  in  the  76th  year  of  hisaj^.  He  w:v»a  well  known  and  este<'med 
citizen,  and  by  liis  .sujK'rior  l>u.sincf*s  «pialifi<-ations  and  prudent 
inve>tment.s  am.vssfNl  a   hambmmc  t'ortune.  ii|K»n    which  he  lived  in 


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case  aiul  coint'ort.  Mr.  Todd  was  horn  in  tlio  vi liaise  of  Sniillilicld, 
Isle  of  Wight  County,  Va.,  October  17tli,  1801  ;  was  niarriinl  at 
the  at;e  of  twenty  ;  went  to  the  West  in  l.S.'v'i  and  settled  in  Cin- 
cinnati, where  he  heearne  successful  in  the  |)(irk-|)acking  l)usiiies>^. 
He  bcciunc  a  citizen  of  Norlblk  in  1S4.">,  and  purchased  the  property 
at  the  West  end  of  Bute  street,  where  he  died.  He  was  a  most 
enthusiastic  s|)ortsinan,  heinj^  an  eat>jer  huntsman,  and  an  excel- 
lent vacthman — tor  both  of  which  sports  he  retained  a  Ucen 
relish,  until  a  year  bctiirc  his  death,  when  he  received  a  blow  in  the 
loss  of  his^wife,  from  which  he  never  recovered — having  been  united 
to  the  partner  of  his  bosom  fifty-lour  years,  and  after  her  death,  life 
seemed  to  have  no  further  charm  for  liim.  He  was  the  last  of 
three  devoted  brothers,  John  K.  1'odd,  of  Isle  of  ^^'iti;}lt  County, 
and  Mallory  M.  Todd,  who  died  many  years  ago,  being  well  rcmem- 
bere«l  by  many  of  our  old  citizens. 

During  this  month  Morrissett's  Hotel  (on  the  European  plan) 
wa.s  erected  upon  the  proj)erty  of  Mi*.  A.  G.  Milhado,  on  ^lain 
street,  next  lot  East  of  the  Customhouse.  It  is  a  neat  and  hand- 
some building,  and  a  great  improvement  to  that  j)ortion  of  our 
principal  thoroughfare. 

Noveml)er  29th,  Mr.  Robert  DcJarnette,  formerly  of  Caroline 
( 'ounty,  but  for  several  years  an  honored  (citizen  of  Norfolk, 
departed  this  life.  He  was  a  brother  of  Hon.  D.  (■.  DcJarnette, 
and  father  of  our  beloved  young  townsman,  Robert  DcJarnette. 
His  remains  were  taken  to  his  native  county  for  interment. 

December  8th,  the  body  of  Captain  .1.  P.  Fernandez,  a  well 
known  Norfolk  i)ilot,  was  t()und  in  the  river  at  Rowland's  wharf. 
It  is  supjKiseil  the  old  man  was  accitlentallv  drowned. 

Dei-embcr  2oth,  Mr.  F.  A.  Karn  departed  this  lite.  He  had 
\xsin  a  resident  of  Norfijlk  for  thirty  years,  and  proved  himself  to 
1)0  a  worthy  and  useful  citizen.  He  w;us  buritnl  with  Masonic 
honors — having  died  as  he  had  livc»l,  a  consistent  and  upright 
Ma.s(.n. 

DecemlHT  28th,  Dr.  W,  J.  Harris,  our  City  Coroner,  and  oni'  of 
the  most  j)i<)us,exemj)lary  and  young  talentetl  physicians  in  the  State, 
diiHJ  at  the  residence  of  his  liither  in  Nottoway  County.  He  ha<l 
Ix.H-n  a  re-^idcnt  of  Norfolk  for  several  years,  and  gained  the  iVicnd- 
ship  and  esteem  of  our  whole  community.  He  was  a  real  benelactor 
to  the  po<»r  |H'»»ple,  and  was  always  re:idy  to  administer  to  them 
without  hope  of  earthly  reward. 

December  -'{Oth,  the  Baltimore  and  Richmond  steamers  were 
detainetl  at  their  wharves  on  aci'ount  of  ice  in  the  Bay  and  James 
River.  [This  freeze  continue<l  to  obstruct  travel  between  liidti- 
more  and  Richmond  (by  IxxiLs)  for  several  weeksj. 


fllOrtTKF.N  HrM>KKI»  .\M»  SKTKNTV-SKVEV. 

M'itli  tin-  fii>i  part  of  tli»>  y«»:ir,  iliin  nt'«)nl  ofcvfiiN  <-«i><cs.  Tfi<- 
niitlior  will  i;\\v  in  tin-  !*u«'f«'«^liiii;  |i:iin's  a  l»ri<*t'  tlfs<Ti|»ti«>!i  of  tin- 
various  Mvrrt  onlfiT,  l«)«lm-«s,  rmciHirs,  iiistitntinnM.  ft*-.  ;  al^Mi^  an 
iiitfr»T«tiii>.'  aitinjiit  ntihe  cdnrti-sit-n  cxteiuK^l  to  our  Ivoval  vi>iton- 
tVorit  liUNsia  diiriti^  the  titiu-  tlii-r   rcrnaiiMii  in  Nurtolk. 

On  Satunlav  morning,  Jaiiuarv  loth,  the  trj<rati' Swi'tlaiia,  of  tin- 
IinjMrial  l\ii-v>.ian  Navv.  arrivf*!  in  our  liarWor.  Shr  wa-  Mtiu- 
uiau»l<tl  l.y  l{«ar  Adtuiral  hotitakofV,  vritli  tlu'  (JnuKl  Duke  Alfxi^ 
at* '*  .ship'.s  Captain,  "  and  (inuid  I)uke  ( 'oustautiiu'  i  tin-  voun^rcr » 
LiiMiti-nant.  'JlitTf  wen-  aUo  on  Ixnird  "M'VtTal  l*rin<-«'s,  Ifcirons, 
and  oilur  nietnU-rj*  of  Ku>->ia's  roval  t'aruilv.  (^uitc  a  nund»«T  ol' 
jHrsonspitlM  ml  at  Clininl>frlaine's  wliarl'l  W^■^t  end  of  Main  .stn-ct  ► 
to  we  tlic  landing;  of  iht^e  "  notahli-;*,''  but  tin-v  did  not  con)** 
a»hori'  until  about  four  o'clock  in  tlir  uft«'rninin.  when  \\h-  tw<» 
(irand  Dukes  and  M'veral  (rthcr  oHicers  of  tin'  >hip  paid  a  vi-it  l'> 
licar  Adnural  Crown  and  iiaron  Shi««hkin,  the  liu-^xian  Minister, 
who  were  >toppini:  at  the  Atlantic  Hotel,  having  arrive*!  there 
from  \N':L*'hin},'ton  a  lew  da}>  previou-*. 

'Ihe  arrival  of  His  IrnjH  rial  Ili^hne.ss,  the  (irand  Dnke  Alexis, 
eiuised  a  ripple  of  excitement  in  »<Hietv,  and  it  was  not  loni:  bet'on* 
wnne  of  our  pn)n)inent  citiz«ns  calletl  u|>on  l)im,  and  were  reicive<l 
with  that  c<iurtesy  anil  di^nitied  mrdiality  whi«h  unukH  the  p«rfeit 
gentleman  and  true  noldenian.  Then-  was  nit  enjpty  show,  I-iIh- 
pride,  cold  tbnnality  or  stiff  hau^htiiH-ss  alxut  any  of  the  ( inind 
Duke's  otlicerH  ;  they  were  all  eourteons,  plr.vsjmt,  p-nteel  and 
HK-iahle,  and  were  at  ouee  iuvitetl  into  the  l»e«-t  of  Norfolk  s<H'iety. 
During  their  two  months  visit  they  were  tn-tited  with  niarkeil 
courtesy  liy  this  jx-ople,  and  hv  the  officers  (vf  our  Navy  who  were 
then  on  this  Station. 

TIIK   <  oMIirMKNTARY  (iKKMAN. 

On  'rhiu-><lay  nijjht,  .lanuary  'J5th,  the  Nt»rfolk  (Jernian  Clid). 
c<)mpo.s<-«l  of'oiir  \x'>l  yoiiivj  Iadi«^>  and  LTcntlemen,  pive  a  ompli- 
menlary  (ierman  to  (ihukI  Duke  Alexis,  who  honore<l  the  invita- 
tion Itv  his  presenct,  ae<-on)panie<l  l>v  the  followir)ir  otlieers  fri»iu  the 
flair-hip  Swetlana  :  He:ir  A«lnnral  li«»utakoff.  IVince  Oholinski, 
I'riiuM'  Nicholas  Sicherhatov,  IVinee  llaritinsxy,  Sul>- Lieutenant.'* 
lioutakofV,  S«-hnHfVand  Erp)rnyschev,  Ikron  yhillinfr.  Flair  < 'twi- 
cer Alexier,  and  other  oflieers  of  the  (tnuid  I>uke's  stafT. 

Tin-  foUowini:  account  of  the  very  ple:isant  affair  wa?«  written  by 
this  author,  and  app<':in-<l  in  the  Norfolk  ViR(HMA\  the  next  day  : 

"  riie  l»;iIlr<H>m  fl(M»r  and  spectator!*'  seats  wen'  thronp^l  with  the 
elite,  iK-rmty  and  fashion  of  our  ''ancient  I^>r(>ui;h,"  and  the  <»rene 
prtxntetl  wa«  of  unusual  splendor  and  luilliancy.  The  hall  was 
deeor:it<il  with  Russian  antl  Aineri*-:!!!  Fla^,  and  the  nuisic  w.ts 
splendid.     Ii«autiful  IwlU'S,  graeefid   and  courtly   gentlemen    and 


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stately  nrrilrons  wero  pri'srnt  to  mingle  in  tho  social  fostivltios  of' 
the  eveniiij;,  ati«l  never  ditl  Aj^linHlito,  with  Un-  <;ftl(l('ii  h:iir  and 
voilet  evojf  of  Heaven's  rt'lJectecl  sIkhmi,  aj>|X'ar  more  heautifiil  than 
>;f»nieof"  the  dancers  who  ^'Hoated  alon<r  liUe  Kcphyrs"  and  whoso 
oyes  glitteivd  as  jewels  fashioned  to  shine  in  s<)n)e  rare  diadem. 
Ne'er  did  vaiiantyknit^ht  (»f  oKh^i  time  (k>|)ort  himself  more  man- 
fully— moiv  af(.<0|)lal)ly  to  his  lady  love  than  did  otu*  i^allant  beanx 
i)f  last  evenjnjjj. 

'•  IMk'V  l«)re  lliemselves  as  heroes  of  old, 

Wlie«  uKiil-oIad  thev  inarcln'<l  in  the  ranks  of  the  bold." 

At  0  o'clock  the  band  played  and  the  German  was  bci^un.  Beaux 
and  U'lles  were  paired  as  |Kirtners,  ])iaoi.\sand  ptvsitions  were  selected, 
the  usual  conventionalities  e.\('haii<;cd — "eyes  looked  love  to  eyes 
that  spake  a<rain,  and  all  went  merry  as  marriage  bell." 

The  German  was  led  by  Mr.  Euojene  Harris  in  a  masterly  man- 
ner, and  the  following  Uulics  were  prominent  upon  the  floor,  hand- 
s(jmi  ly  attinnl  : 

Miss  Mary  1* ,  of  Warrenton,  \'a.,  wore  a  blue  silk,  with 

liandst)me  lace  trimmiui:;.  Her  ornaments  were  of  etruscan  gold 
and  diamonds.  Miss  H ,  Delaware,  blue  silk  with  lace  trim- 
mings and  nuislin  flounces  ;  gold  ornaments.   Miss  S.  H ,  of 

Dilawarc,  wore  a    navy  blue    brocade    silk,  handsomely  trimmed 

with  white  lace  and  flowers.     Miss   W ,  of  Erie,  Pa.,  white 

tarlatan,  beautifully  trimmed  with  wreaths  of  "^>iorning  glories;" 
very  handsome  pearl  ornaments.  Miss  Eliza  S ,  of  Char- 
lottesville, Va.,  white  tarlatan,  trinimed  with  flowers;  costly  pearl 

ornaments.      Miss  H ,  ofCharlottesville,  Va.,  white  tarlatan 

with  lace  trimming;  ])earl  ornaments.     Mis.-  Vcrdie  W ,  of 

Petersburg.  Va  ,  wore  a  very  handsome  brown  silk  of  two  shades, 
with  white  lace  trimmings.      Her  ornaments  were  of  diamonds  and 

gohl.      Mrs.  McG ,  of  Nashville,  Tenn.,  handsome  black  silk 

with  velvet  trimmings  ;  gold  ornaments.  Miss  N ,  of  Ports- 
mouth, Va.,  black  silk  with  velvet  and  white  lace  trimmings;  gold 

ornaments.     Miss  Emma  W ,  of  Portsmouth,  Va.,  blue  silk, 

with  white  lace  overdreas  ;  ornaments  of  coral  and  gold.      Miss  E. 

M ,  of  Portsmouth,    Va.,    white    tarlatan,  with   whiti'  satin 

body  and  trimmings;  ornaments  of  gold.  Mrs.  James  Y. 
L ,  of  Xorfl)lk,  a  hamlsome  blue  silk,  with  black  lace  trim- 
mings ;  diamond  and  gold  ornaments.   Miss  Maria  L -,  white 

silk,  with  gauze  overdress,  blue  satin  stripes;  gold  and  diamonds. 
Mrs.  Samuel  (J ,  white  silk,  trimmed  with  lace  and  car- 
dinal red  ;  diamond  and  gold  ornaments.   Mrs.  W.  D ,  pearl 

silk,  with  pink    and  white    lace  trimmings  ;    diamond  ornaments. 

Miss     Annie     R ,  light    silk,  crepe  lace    trimmings  ;   pearl 

ornaments.      Miss    Sallie  N ,  pink     silk,  and  white    muslin 

overdress,  with  satin  stripes — very  handsome ;  gold  and  diamonds. 


Mi>-.   ( '.     H ,  wliitr    -ilk    tin's?*,     witli   illusion    trimmiiijr* ; 

[narl  uniaiiKiil--^.      Mi-v  Haiti"-  1* .  white  Uirhitan  iiul  leallitT 

llnwns  ;  >i1v»r  onuuMfHtH.      Misn  Nfllic  i{ ,  pink  ^ilk.  wiil» 

Irini:''  trimming?*.      Mi>^    Ii«ttit'  W ,  blue  uiul  wliiu-  iK-ri-^r 

with  whitr  flowiTs  ;    |K':irI   ornaiiinil>.      Mi>--  KIUmi    ii ,  hlui- 
larlataii  drt-s-*,  vt-rv  prrttily  triimmil    with  «laist>  ;  ^old    ami    jK-arl 

•  •riuimriiLs.      Mr-.  \V.    Ci.   I'^ ,  hlm-k   >ilk    with    illu^i<.ll   aii<) 

(iinliiml    ntl   triniiniiip*  ;  p>M  orrmnuMit.H.      Mi>-f-   ll<tti«'  T , 

hliu'  larlutan,    la<-«'   triiniuiiiiis  ;  irohl  nriiamfiiL".      Mi-s    N»'llif    1» 

,  Itliic  •'ilk    with  lacv  «tvci>kirt  ;  i:ol<l   oriiaiiH-iit".      Mrs.  A, 

( ".  F ,  jH-ai  1   silk,  whiti-   hut- triimniii^- ;  (inianiciits  of  »lia- 

iiioiul-.      Mi.>«     Mary    MrC ,    a    n:L«-li<jht    ^;nvn    silk    with 

wreaths    aixl    Howrrs  ;   |M>arl    ornaiiu'iit.s.      Miss  Jciuii«'    li . 

1. hie  silk  with  whito  tarlatan  ovtnln-ss,  triniint-*!  with  liowirs  ;  ;;ol»l 

..rnannMits.      Mis-  Sallii-  W ,  hluc  silk    with  rnani  culuntl 

uvt-rtircss  ;  ^nhl.      Miss   ImIIl'   T ,  whito  tarlatan  with  lavci:- 

•  Icrsash  ;  ixoj.l  an.l  .liaiMi.ii<l>.      Mr-.   Dr.  \\ ,  li^'ht  silk  with 

•ranlinal    ntl    triniininus ,    i^old.      Mi-s    Fl(>n'iU'«»  S ,    lilaik 

•*ilk   with  Ithu'U   la»r    trinuuinj^'s    and    pink  si-arf  ;  j,'«>ld  and  coral. 

Mrs.  (i ,  Mack    tarlatan,  lriiun)cd    with    hull"  of  smic    niatc- 

ri-il;  ^nld  ornatncMt.'*.      Mi-s    Lnlic  \V ,  hlack  silk  with   vel- 
vet triinininu'-  and  haiidsonir  liotiian  -a-h. 

I  UK   UOVAI,  SKT. 

"At  10  n'<l.«k  tli((irand  Piikcaml  hi-  siall"  .nt.  rc^l  th.-  ro..n) 
and  w.  ic  lornially  intnxhi.-.  d  l.y  Captain  li.  P.  l.i.yall  to  many 
la<lit-s  and  p-ntlmicn.  Alt<  r  a  lew  ininntt^s  of  plcif>:iiit  conversi- 
tion,  L<M  L'lwirx  ciainicil  the  atti-ntion  of  the  danors,  ami  part- 
ners l«>ok  their  places.  (Onr  Ku.-ssian  friinds  do  not  dance  the 
(Irrnian.i     The  follow  inu' eon  pies  formed  the  "Uoyal  Set  :" 

MrH.  .lames  Y.  \a'\^\\  and  thelirand  Duke  Alexis. 

I'rinec  Oliolin-ki  (  Lieiit<nant  and  A  ide  to  the  (ir.md  Dnkei  and 
Mi^vs  II  at  lie  I'ark-. 

Limienant  Shaw  [V .  S.  Navy.  an«l  Mi>v-  Kmma  Williani-on.  of 
Portsmouth. 

Li«-ntenant  Km-m-11  [V .  S.  .N.i  and  Mi-  iHltie  Walke. 

.Mu-r  this  s«t  was  danii"*!  His  Impirial  lli^dMu-.ss  pronunad*-*! 
the  room,  and  w:uh  pn^H^nUnl  to  a  larp-  majurily  of  tin-  memUrs  ol 
lIuM'Inl).  lie  enteretl  into  the  Inn  and  s|iirit  oJthe  (Ks-a-ion  with  a 
ple:isinjj  familiarity,  ami  lx^"ame  a  pneral  lavorit*-. 

A(hniral  llonkatofV  aiul  Baron  Shilling  ili")  not  participate  in 
ihedani-e,  hut  made  thomselvt>  very  agriH'xihle  to  the  latly  visitor?* 
prer«enl.  The  other  otlio^rs  of  the  tla^^hip  shart><i  in  the  fc-tivi- 
x\*^  and  ^n-atly  enjoyi-*!  th^rnH•lve^. 

UetV.shment.';.  pn'paroi  at  Mr.  I'homa-  W.  Henderson'- .-valoon, 
wen* -MTV  ed  at  \'l  o'.l.xk.  an.l  tlir  company  adjonrneil  in   the  **wcc 


xina'  hours''  of  moniinir,  well  |)lc;is('(l  with  the  plcnsnros  v)f  ihr 
t'V'.Miinu-." 

The  (ir:iiul  Diikc  ( '<iiis(;iii(im>  Ixiii^'  sonuwhat  iii'iispnscd,  did 
not  attrnd  this  (u-rmiui.  J  Ic  \v:is  sadly  niisscd  hy  several  yoiiii^ 
ladies,  who  had  already  h'arned  to  like  the  "darling  little  fellow." 
Jamuirv  22d,  Max  StraUoseh,  Ks({.,  the  well  known  Opera 
inanatj;er  of  New  York,  hrouirht  the  beautiful  aetress  Miss  Adelaide 
Xeilson  to  this  city,  and  the  eiti/ens  here  were  treated  to  a  short 
season  ot"  Shaksperean  pleasures.  Of  course  the  (iram!  Dukes 
were  invited  to  the  Opera  House,  and  were  too  kind  and  ajijuveia- 
tive  not  to  accept  the  invitation.  The  first  ni<i:ht  (22d)  Miss 
Neilson  appeared  as  "Juliet,"  and  this  is  what  the  Virgin'Mn  said 
of  the  phiy : 

Tlic  larijfsi  anil  most  fHsliinniiltlp  :u\(iii-nco  of  the  season  f;reeted  Mi83  Adelaide 
NeilsiJii  last  nigiit  upon  lier  lirst  appeanune  in  Norfolk.  Every  seat  in  tiie  lioiise 
was  (xvupiid,  and  extra  oliairs  were  plaeed  in  all  availaitle  places — even  then 
Htandinij  room  was  in  demand,  and  the  walkway  in  rear  of  the  dress  oirele  was 
literally  |>ackeil. 

The  auditorium  wa.s  very  handsomely  decorated  witfi  the  flags  of  all  nations — 
the  fnjut  of  the  gallery  I)ein<jj  festooned  with  small  foreign  flags,  and  the  private 
lioxes  tastefully  draped  witli  hirge  Anieriean  and  Kussinn  (lags.  This  uiuisiiai 
disi»l.ty  was  in  splendid  o<mtrast  witli  the  brilliant  audience  of  ladies  and  gentle- 
men who  thr<^nged  the  dress  circle  and  panjuctte,  and  the  Russian  nohlenien, 
who,  liy  si»e<.nal  invitation,  were  seated  in  the  privatt'  hoxes.  In  the  lio.x  to  the 
right  of  the  stage  sat  the  (iraml  Dukes  A  lexis  and  C'onstantine,  acconijKinied  hy 
Haron  Shilling  and  others.  In  the  <)pj><)sit<-  Ijoxes  wei-c  scented  Admiral  Ikiuta- 
kotr,  .Siih- Lieutenants  Schroetf",  Sivers  and  Houtakotl',  Prince  Stcherhatov  and 
other  ortieers  of  the  Imi)erial  Kiissian  Navy  on  hoard  the  ship  Swetlana.  These 
distinguished  guests  of  Manager  Strakosch  were  the  cynosure  of  all  eyes,  when 
the  curtain  was  down.  The  play  was  Shakspeare's  sublime  love  tragedy  of  "JionuKi 
Hud  Juliet,"  that  beautiful  representation  of  undying  love  which  dies  but  to  live 
Hgain,  and  which  is  so  attractive  to  fair  maidens'  eyes,  and  touching  to  men's  cold 
hearts.  In  the  character  of  the  pure  ami  constant  .Juliet,  Miss  .Neilson,  fully 
sustaine<l  the  reputation  she  had  s<i  Justly  won  as  the  ideal  of  the  imuKutal  poet's 
beautiful  conception.  Hit  bewitching  beauty,  artless  movements  and  splendiil 
voice,  combined  witli  her  perl'ect  knowledge  of  the  i>art  she  essayed,  gained  for 
her  the  admiration  and  plaudits  of  all  who  could  appreciate  trm;  genius. 

Our  Royal  visitors  were  continually  the  recipients  of  courtesic!^ 
and  honors  fnjiu  the  people  of  Norfolk,  but  the  most  conspicuous 
eveut  that  trauspireil  while  they  were  in  our  midst  wa-s  tiie 

(iUAND    NAVAL    BALL    AT    THE    NAVV-YARD 

Thursdav,  Febrtiarv  Hth,  1S77,  given  in  honor  of  the  (xriirid  Dukes 
and  the  otKcers  of  the  Russian  frigtites  Swetlana  and  Bogatyr — tlie 
latter  havinix  just  then  arrived  here.  Aco(»rdinLC  to  the  Virr/ini(in\i 
account  of  the  ball  (written  by  this  autho'-  and  republished  here 
with  many  corrections  and  additions),  it  was  not  only  the  most  fash- 
ionable gjithering  that  Norlbjk  had  for  a  long  time  bojtsted  of,  but 
it  was  most  a<imirably  and  systematically  conducted,  and  the  pleas- 
ant, courteous  and  social  intermingling  of  friends  and  newly-made 
acrpiaintances,  of  distinguished  ollicers  of  the  Americ;in  and  Russian 
nations,  of  Northern  and  S)Uthern  ladie-s,  of  the  gallant  men  whi- 


1S4 

"woTf  tlir  Mill'  aii»l  tlif  jrra.  "  in  jKi-it  liiit -r  Hlrri.:^'It-h  u|M>n  MoikIv 
tii'lils  i>r  Itatllc.  l»ntii;,'lit  vivi«lly  to  uii«''>  iniixi  tlit*  j^n-.it  Mi^v-inir  ,,1' 
triiiKl-liii*  ;iii<l  union,  u^  (•x|>rt'SAi'«l  in    tl»roM  :i<I:»l'<  — 

"  I'l-.trf  h;illi  lipr  Tirtnrit-i  n..  Ir^-  rricwiirti  ifi.tn  w:ir  ' 

In  till  Wrilliirit  s<vi)i'»<  of  tliat  ni;;lit  »l  wn^  |>Uit>»iii^  to  ><•<•  ilir* 
nolilf  and  rliivalious  inmr*  «>f(»l(l  S'iri^iniii.  witli  tln-ir  \viv««,  .-i.stvm 
:tn<l  .•<\v«'»th<art«*  ila^piui:  ha!j«l>  in  lri«-ntlH|,i|i  an.l  siriul  ••<nninunio:i 
with  tlio-M'  wl)on)  politii-al  stril'f,  •^"••tional  anfa;_'oni.-n)  aii«l  iiniortu- 
natr  cin-iiiD-lancf^  iKMlomt'  Uron-^lit  tih_fitlhr;i<  cMu-rMii>s  ;  aye 'l  wan 
r«rr.-«liin;:  to  witm-.-  >H(||  an  lia|>|»y  ivnnioii — ami  in  the  pn-xiio- 
of  «lir.tini;ni.-hr«l  giit^t.-*  tVoni  a  tl>ri'i<;n  «tnu»lrv,  wlio,  no  «loij!>(,  it' 
tlitv  oinc  tlionulit  ol'(Hii-  |»a<l  tloinc^tic  trouMcs.  \v«rc  fijilv  in)|»rcs^(il 
lIuMi  with  tlu'  truth  that  i\h-  |m'<»|iK'  of"  thi?*  hiiul  wen-  trnlv  at  |k:i<-<- 
with  i-a<h  (»th»T,  ami  that  the  iM)tnitie.s  ol"  the  |>:i<t  had  in  i:«kk|  titith 
iM'fn  hiirinl  in  oMivion  to  make  nxun  for  thr  lirothrrly  \ovv  which 
now  |K'rvad<s  the  hrart  of' every  |r.itriotie   Anieric-an  eiti/en. 

The  arraii^oment."^  and  rovrnlations  fl»r  the  Irall  were  jwrfo-t  and 
adininihh>  in  every  r<.'<|HHl,  an<l  relK-t-ttNl  <_rre:it  criHlit  npon  the  fi»l- 
lowin^  nainetl  otlieer>  of  th.'  Xavy,  who  eon)|H»s<-d  the  Kxi-entive 
( "otnnntt«-e :  ( 'aptain  \N'.  W.  t^iieen.  (  aplain  W.  T,  rrnxton. 
Chief  Knijineer  daek-on  MeKlwell,  Lieutenant  ( 'oinnjander  F.  K. 
C  luidwiek.  KiiMi^n  .].  ('.  Fremont,  dr.,  l'ayni:i'«t«'r  Rurn<«  Parks. 
SnrLM-'>n  T.  H.  Bnrhank.  LienH'iiant  K.  T.  Knss^ll,  Civil  Kn^ineer 
F.  C.  A->ers<>n,  Lieutenant  C.  F.  Shaw,  and  Fayniasier  W.  \. 
\Vntnioni,r|,.  I'nder  the  direction  of  thi»  eonimittet'  the  danein-r 
hall  wa."*  most  handsomely  adornitl  with  the  fhuT^  ol'  all  nations — 
Inith  Kidw  and  the  ci-ilin^  ln-iriij;  rntirelv  eover^^l  with  huntini;  ot' 
variou-;  national  eolors.  The  ends  iyf  the  hall  were  deeorate*! 
re>-|>«-<lively  with  llai;^  U-jirini;  the  KuHsian  and  Anx-rit^m  «t>at  ot' 
arms,  wdiile  around  the  nuisie  ami  nt-eption  sf.a^es  (opposite  each 
other  in  the  midille  ot'tlie  hall  I  pyramids  wen*  ftrnusi  of  musket-", 
the  hnrni-hed  ^WiA  <»f  whieli  irlitferol  hrljjhtly  in  tin-  i::i>-light. 
and  lo«>ked  lH':jutiful,  The  walls  in  the  rear  of  the  afon>sai<l  st.i<re« 
■wrrv  hun^  with  swords  and  eutln-^ev,  and  e:u'h  <t»rnrr  of  the  nnim 
was  tM"enpie<l  hy  a  l>«intit'ul  (iatlinir  irun,  monnt*^!. 

A  private  hanijijet  hall  was  very  hamloomely  furnisho<l  and  «lee- 
oniletl  with  Howers  and  national  eolors,  and  s<.t  aj>;irt  «'-|M'<ially  for 
the  UM>  of  the  (inmd  Dukes,  the  Rear  Admiral  of  the  Kussian  Hii't 
(liontakotl)  and  the  senior  olVuvrs  of  our  Navy  present.  The  ^r«'n- 
eral  l»an<juet  hall  eontaiiiMl  ti^ht  lon^r  tahles.  whi<-h  pres^-nt***!  a 
U-autilul  ap|Maran<"e  when  ornainent«>«l  with  \arious  delie:u'i«'s, 
exfjuisitely  ^otti-n  up  and  arran^eil.  Comfortal>le,  spaeious  and 
iT>nv»Mii«'nt  dri-ssin^  rooms  were  proviihtl,  and  |»<ilite  an<l  attentive 
j*«.Tvants  Were  employ***!  to  wait  umm  tlie^Mi«-st>.  Two  liand>.  were 
ID  atteniiaocc,  viz  :   the   |m»sI    Uuul  from    Fortn-s^   Monnn' and  one 


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fnMii  tlie  flafTshi|)  ILiritnrd— tlic  music  was  simply  onohantlii}^. 
Tile  invited  guests  weri'  all  in  lull  dress,  and  the  ollicers  present 
iVoin  the  two  Navies  and  our  Army  were  in  full  uniform,  except 
swords.  A  majority  of  the  ii;uests  trom  Xorfolk  went  over  to  the 
Varil  on  the  .steamer  X.  1*.  IJank.s  (kindly  loaned  by  the  Old 
l)ominion  Steamship  Company)  at  9  o'clock,  from  ChamI)orIaine's 
wharf,  although  many  went  after  that  hour  on  the  naval  laiinclics, 
which  made  rej;-idar  trips  (hiring  the  night. 

The  set  cards  for  the  dancers  were  most  exquisitely  gotten  up, 
and  were  of  double  boards,  gilt  edged  and  handsomely  printed. 
On  the  outside  they  contained  beautiful  engravings  of  the  Russian 
and  American  ensigns,  and  were  held  by  colored  silk  cords  and 
tassels.     The  following  was  the  dancing  |)rogranime  ; 

(illAM)  OVKKTUUK    AND  MAIKII. 


1. 

(Quadrille 

o 

Waltz. 

S. 

Polka. 

4. 

Lanciers. 

5. 

Walt^. 

6. 

Quadrille 

7 

March. 

<s. 

Galop. 

9. 

Lanciei's. 

10. 

Waltz. 

11. 

Galop. 

INTKUMISSION. 

12.  Waltz.  16.  Galop. 

13.  Quadrille.  17.  Polka. 

14.  Waltz.  18.   Waltz. 

!o.   Waltz.  19.  Virginia  Reel. 

At  10  o'clock  the  Grand  Dukes  Alexis  and  Gonstantine,  Rear 
Admiral  Boutakolf  and  other  ollicers  of  the  Russian  Navy  arrivetl, 
and  were  received  by  the  Executive  Committee,  which  also  acted 
Hs  a  reception  committee.  After  a  short  time  spent  in  j>leasant, 
converse,  the  Grand  March  wils  played,  j)artners  for  the  tirst  set 
promenaded  the  beautifidly  decorateil  and  illuminated  hall,  and  the 
scene  was  lovely  beyond  description.  The  march  being  (jver  the 
<lancing  commenced,  and  the  programme  was  carried  out  to  the 
letter.  The  ladies'  costumes  were  of  the  most  costly  and  beautiful 
styles,  of  rich  and  rare  t;ibric.s.  "  Priucesse  dresses  "  prevailed  with 
their  trained  underskirts  made  with  deep  yokes,  and  a  Spanish 
flounce  attiiched  to  a  plain  gored  strip,  so  as  to  form  a  fan-shaj)e 
at  the  back,  like  the  dress.  These  skirts,  trimmed  with  Smyrna 
insertion  and  lace,  strictly  follow  the  outline  of  the  dress  skirt. 
This  smoothness  of  outline,  only  broken  by  a  double  plaiting,  a 
row  of  buttons,  a  cascade  of  lace,  and  rullled  train  at  the  back,  dis- 
tinguishes all  the  later  styles  of  evening  and  ball  dresses,  and 
separates  them  unmistakal)ly  from  tho>e  which  have  done  (hity 
during  previous  se:xsons.  Some  of  the  toilets  had  very  long  trains, 
with  bwlices  and  sleeves  anything  but  uniform.  Some  were  made 
very  high  with  soft    plaitings  and    inside  lace  rutls,   in  the    Kliza- 


is(; 

luiliiaii  stvlr.  C)!!^!^  v«'ry  low,  and  tli'siiiijic  cif'  ^hwts,  a  sliii|»lr 
Waiiil  <iv»T  tln'  -lioiilHiT  Ifavin};  tlu*  arm  ciitin-ly  luin-.  Fashion, 
wf  know,  runs  to  cxtn-nH^s,  an-rpts  no  (■"•niproniiv,  no  IihIj*  nif.i>- 
iin-s,  hut  in-i;*t>  u|»on  it>*  volant's  doin;;  ami  daiin^  alL 

Aiuoni;  the  tln>sfs  worn  upon  this  j;ran<l  •ni-it'^ion,  wc  nolit-rd  n 
ilainty  one  of  |ia!c  hivrnth'r  ftii/lr  ntnihintMl  with  i-rcani.  and 
and  trininicd  with  pah*  ja^aniUH*  flowers,  an<l  tniils  of  anttitnn 
li-av«^.  Thf  htKlicf  wa-  vt-rv  hiirh,  and  ini|»rovul  a  shapt*  slnidrr 
to  Iraijihtv.  hv  havini;  pull's  of  the  crcaiu  tolor  :irran^'<Hl  altrrnatt'lv 
;iud  >tia|i|M'<l  with  lav»  ndcr. 

A  hand>oMU'  and  a|>propiiatr  tin--  woin  hy  a  nii«ldh-ai:«-il 
lady,  was  of  lila<k  and  pale  pink  /W//A  with  postillion  h:Ls<pi('  and 
triiuniiuLT  (^>nsi>tiIl:^  of  Umtls  of  hJai-k,  ci»r<l(*«|  with  pink  to  r«prc- 
-t'lit  an  ovcrskirt.  Ii<'Iow  thc-c  hands  and  upon  >hr\rs  and  n«rk 
wm-  sf:int  nilllr-  of' Iwautirul  hla<k  thread  lace. 

AnothtT  prettv  dress  was  of  pink  silk,  with  ivorv  i hi uif t.ss< ,  ar- 
ianp-«l  in  iliai^onal  folds,  three  in  a  irmup,  and  frinp-*!  with  daisies. 
A  pule  jjrni)  dn-s.s  was  attnuiively  iirrauLretl  with  whit*-  and  trim- 
med with  a  profusion  of  roM--.  (  )Me  elei^ant  drt»>s  was  of  pale  i)lue 
and  lemon  eojor,  with  white  laee  trinnninirs  ami  lon«x  white  |ae«' 
sleevis.  There  wer«'  ivorv  silks  trinuue<l  with  re<l,  and  manv  all- 
whifi-  toilet>  worn  hy  yoinii;  ladies  ;  many  al-o  of  pale  hlue.  cream, 
or  pink,  with  laee  (ivenlr«>s«'.s;  in  fact,  these  l:i>t  have  U^Hnne  regula- 
tion e<»tuini'M,  and  appear  \\illi  a-  mu<li  n^rularity  and  et-rtainly  a« 
the  male  dress  eoat. 

We  h(>re  in.«H'rt  the  name-  of  manv  ladie>  who  wt-n-  pri's«-nt.  ju-t 
a.s  they  Were  puhh—hed  in  the  pa|M'iN  next  dav  atl«T  the  hall.  .Ml 
lho>e  \vh«)  have  no  re-idenee  spe<-ilied  were  (Vom  this  city  : 

•Mrs,  Arthur  ( '.  Kn-emau  wore  a  pale  grn-n  silk,  rn  trniit.  with 
white  la«-<' llouuees  and  trimnungs,  and  erwini  tinttxl  roses.  ( )rna- 
ment-,  diamond  neeklao-  and  <-ros.s,  ear-rinp;,  and  spniy  in  her 
hair.  .Mi>.s  Jennie  lihtw,  hamlsonie  hla«-k  ere|K',  elahoratelv 
trimnuil  with  pink  flowers.  Her  liair  was  heautifullv  arrau;::ed, 
her  ornament."-  were  diamon<ls.  Mr-.  .lames  Y.  Iyrii;h.  hhu'k 
■»atin,  point  laee  overskirt  :  pearl  ornaments.  .Mrs.  Dr.  jiaylor, 
lavender  silk,  point  laet*  trimmin^r*;  <liamon<ls  and  opals.  Mrs. 
•lutl^'e  li.  \V.  Iluijhes,  hiaek  silk  dress;  |xiint  laee  trimuiinir*. 
Mr^.  (letural  \'.  I  >.  (in»ner,  li^ht  silk.  ( )rnamentj*.  i«meo  and 
p«>arls.  Mr>*.  KoUrt  1*.  Jiarry,  I>av«'n<ler  -ilk,  whiU"  laee  over- 
dros  ;  pearU  and  diamoiuis.  .Miss  M;uv  Minor.  Fuiversity  of" 
N'ir^'inia,  whit<'  nni-Iin,  e:irdinal  trimtninirs  ;  ptld  ornaments. 
Mi—  i'.ettie  laylor,  hlaek  velvet  and  white  hue,  powderetl  hair; 
•.ilverornam.nl-.  Mi—  LiHa  Howard,  white  tarlatan,  hlue  trim- 
ming-;  earhuni'le  ornaments.  Mrs.  W.C.  M:»rrow,  pale  hluo  silk  ; 
diamond-,  tea  roses.  Mi-s  .Mine  IVttv,  hhie  -ilk  ami  white  lac*- 
ovenlr.s..      M,-x.    CamplH-ll,  of   <  >ld     r.'.iiit.  while  -ilk  ;   ;;old  and 


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Mi^s  I.ucy  P(%n-;uu,  \\liiti>  silk;  pearls.  Mis.  Calif,  ef 
Ol.l  Point,  violet  silk,  lae«'  trimniiii<:;s.  Miss  Lulu  Blow,  wliitc 
<re[>i'  with  pink  silk  overdress,  pink  eorsau;e  and  ornanienls  ot" 
pearl.  Miss  Isabel  Holnu's,  of  Winelieslcr,  Va.,  \vliit<^  einhroi- 
deicd  tarlatan,  white  silk  hodieo,  point  laec  triniinin<ji;s  ;  j)earls. 
.Mi-s  Lizzie  Southall,  ol"  .Vlheniarle  county,  hlne  and  white  silk  ; 
pearls  and  dianionds.  Miss  N'eidie  White,  of  l\>tersl)urir,  white 
silk,  Hower  triminini^s  ;  diamonds.  Miss  Fioreneo  Sharp,  pink 
silk,  point  laee  trifDniinjJS.  Mrs.  I  loward.  of  Old  I'oint,  hhie 
silk;  pearl  ornaments.  Miss  .\iinie  I\eid,  white  silk,  lace  trim- 
mings; pearls.  Mi.ss  Annie  liraneh,  of  Ixiehmond,  Wine  silk^ 
point  lace  trimmini^s  ;  diamonds.  Mi-s.  A.  A.  MeCnilonj^h,  hiaek 
velvet  and  lace  ;  diamonds  Misses  lioss,  Washinjrton,  D.  (■., 
pink  and  blue  tarlatan.  jNIrs.  Commodoro  Stevens,  rich  black 
velvet  ;  diamond  ornaments.  Mrs.  Captain  (incen,  mauve  silk 
and  real  laee  ;  ornaments,  diamonds.  Mi-s.  J)r.  Kennedy,  hand- 
some blue  silk  and  costly  jewels  to  match.  Mrs.  Charles  G.  l^^l- 
liott,  mauve  silk,  and  pearl  ornaments.  Miss  Carrie  Ilatlon,  of 
l^ortsmouth,  very  handsomely  dressed  in  white  ;  rich  ornaments. 
Mrs.  Dr.  Walton,  eharmiui:;  j>ink  silk  and  l;ic(^  ;  coral  jewelrv.  ^[rs. 
\V.  T.  Kilby,  of  I*ortsmonth,  black  silk  velvet,  lace  ovcrskirt ; 
ornaments,  pearls  and  diamonds.  Mi.ss  Eva  Wilson,  blue  .<*ilk 
drc-^s,  elaborately  trimmed  with  white  lace  and  illusion.  Miss 
Ilcrtie  Bain,  very  handsomely  dressed  in  w-hite,  trimmed  with  rich 
flowers  ;  ornaments,  j)earls  and  diamonds.  xMiss  Mary  Hii;:j;ins, 
blue  tarlatan  and  diamonds.  Miss  IVlle  Holmes,  whitetarlatan  and 
silk.  Mis.s  Ellen  Cam(),  white  silk  and  pearls.  Mrs.  W.  W.  Old, 
blue  silk  ;  handsome  ornaments.  Mrs.  Captain  8.  1*.  Franklin, 
very  rich  and  stylish  dress  ;  elc<;ant  ornaments.  Mrs.  Commander 
O.  H.  Stanton,  very  elej^ant  party  toilet;  diamond  ornami'uts. 
Miss  Mary  (loode,  dress  of  j)eacli  blossom  silk,  trimmed  with  car- 
dinal velvet  en  (rain  ;  pearls  and  diamonds.  Miss  Mary  McCul- 
louudi,  blue  silk  and  diamonds.  Miss  Ilattio  Parks,  blue  silk  ; 
pearls.  Mrs.  Alice  Stevens,  ele<;ant  in  white  and  velvet  ;  j)earl 
ornaments.  Miss  Wigj^,  black  silk,  oranjje  blossoms  ;  pearl  orna- 
ments. Mrs.  James  (i.  I5ain,  of  Portsmouth,  handsome  black 
dress,  elaborately  trimmtnl  with  lace  ;  diamond  and  pearl  orna- 
ments. Mrs.  J.  (t.  Sankey,  Chinese  >^auze,  over  white  satin,  elabo- 
rately trimnuMl  with  ("anlinal  satin  ;  diamond  ornaments.  Mrs. 
O.  W.  Farenholt,  handsome  black  silk,  trimmed  with  with  u  beau- 
tifid  shade  of  pink  and  j)(>int-lacc  ;  ornaments  of  diamonds.  Miss 
Fannie  jjain,  l*ortsmouth,  white  French  tarlatan,  blue  silk  over- 
dress and  diamond  ornaments.  Miss  .Jennie  Camp,  lilac  silk,  crepe 
ovcrskirt;  handsome  silver  ornaments.  Miss  ( ).  Jack?(jn,  pink 
silk  waist,  pink  silk  tiirlatiin skirt  and  pearl  ornaments.  Miss  Nellie 
Hunt,  pink  silk  ;  gold  and  (xunco  ornaments.     Miss  Mary  Dickson, 


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li:iml>^>nu' liliu'  >ilk,  lace  collar  and  pearl  ()rn:irncijt>i.  Miss  Nfari:i 
l,:iiiil>,  liuiid.-ninc  wliiu*  ilrcss,  liluc  r-tri|H'«I  silk  ovci>kirt  ;  |>«irls. 
Mi->  Minnie  (i.  Ilavi-s,  ofCininuin y  Park.  New  York,  waist  crej»e 
"liclu-tK-,  «!«•  eolte  sleevi's,  white  silk,  with  hut-  rushing,  iMrsijje 
l>on(|Uet  «)t"|)ink  rost-s  ;  skirt  »;4  (nun,  li^lit  Idiie  crepe  tie  elien<' over 
|Hiti«t);it.  Mrs.  S.  Forrtrst,  rort>iu<»ijtli,  rich  Idack  silk,  ovcnlress 
lihuk  lace,  collar  and  rutllcs  of  white  laci- ;  pearl  and  diaiaoiid  orna- 
nunt.-.  Mis-  Klli/a  Hluw.  u  Inautilnl  white  illusion  drc-v-,  with 
pink  silk  ovj'i>kirt,  tastefully  trinnuctl  ;  jn-arl  ornament.-.  Mis- 
Hnhvcr,  of  W'a.-hin^'ton,  whit<'  talatan,  satin  iKnlicc  ;  liianiond-. 
Mi-.-cs  Downing,  of  I'ortsniuuth,  in  whiteand  jtink  tarlatan;  looke<l 
e\ipii-itc.  Mis.-  Dudii'  Wehlt,  white  tarlatan,  very  hand.<oniely 
trininit^l.  Miss  lOulie  IJoush,  white  tarlatan,  su in  hodicc  ;  |H*arl 
an<l  ^old.  Mrs.  Ollentlorf,  \\'ashinj;ton,  I).  ('.,  very  hand-<Mne 
whiti' .satin  with  |)oint  lace  overdress  ;  very  costiv  p«-arls — hand  ■ 
Honiext  in  the  r<M»rn.  Mi-sSallie  Newtoti,  hluesilk,  with  pearl  silk 
overdress;  diamond  ornainent-.  Miss  Emily  William-on,  I'ort.-- 
mouth,  white  silk,  with  while  lace  trimmin^^s,  .satin  IxKlice.  Mis- 
Lucy  Spotswo«Kl.  white  illu>ion,  whiti'  Mowers  in  hair;  i^old  orna- 
ments. Miss  .Jennie  Parks,  e;uiarv-ct)lored  tarlatan,  handsomelx 
ornamented  with  flowers,  Mrs.  (ieor<;c  W,  . Johnston,  l)lack  jfrena- 
dinc  silk,  with  pink  silk  trimmings;  ornaments  ol' pdd  and 
diatnoiids.  Mrs.  W.  ( J.  Elliott,  white  tarlatan,  with  white  sjitin 
hodice  and  overdress  ;  very  handsome.  Mrs.  H.  L.  Turner,  hand- 
soMie  Mack  silk,  triujiuiHl  with  white  lace,  velvet  hodice;  diamond 
ornaments.  Miss  Etlie  lioush,  ol"  Alexandria,  lilack  silk,  whit*-  lace 
overdress;  ornaments,  cond.  Miss  Ix»ttie  IltHlj^es,  lilac  silk,  white 
tirlatan  overdrc-s;  |)e:irls.  Mrs.  W .  C.  Dicks4»n,  tnnpmise  Idue 
silk,  white  hue  trimmiiii^;  diamonds.  Miss  l^llcn  Jiouti-lle, 
liouiclle,  of  S)uth  Carolina,  white  silk,  willu-anary  satin  oven! n-s-  : 
•  lianionds.  Miss  Belle  Tunstall,  hlnc  tarlatan,  white  \'Jn\-  over- 
dress ;  pearl  ornaments.  Miss  Lucy  IJlaiknall.  very  han«lsome 
canton  cre|M' drcs<  ;  diamonds  and  pearls.  Mrs.  C".  Hardy,  white 
silk,  fi^^urcd  whit<!  satin  ovenlress  with  heavy  fringe,  hair  pow»hre<l ; 
jM-jirl  ornament-.  Miss  Polly  Peters,  of  Portsmouth,  niariKtu  silk, 
Mack  «-repe  and  velvet  trimming;  gohl  ornaments.  Miss  Eloren^"*- 
Forrest,  <»f  Portsmouth,  cardinal  rc<l  satin,  white  tidle  overdn-ss  ; 
diamonds  and  punet.  Mrs.  Dr.  A.  M.  t)w<'n,  whit«'  silk.  Mis'* 
Sallie  .Ionian,  of  Portsmouth,  while  silk,  tulle  overdn-ss  ;  «'oral 
ornaments.  Mix-  Mary  Pain,  of  Portsiuouth.  whitesilk,  tulle  over- 
dress ;  amethyst  ornament>.  Miss  Mamie  I lod-x^-s,  of  Portsmouth, 
while  silk,  adorne»I  with  flowers  ;  gold  ornaments.  Miss  M:iry 
I'ili.soly,  l)Iue  silk  and  tarlatan;  jx'arls  and  j^arnet.  Mrs.  Captain 
Kus-ell,  lovely  pink  silk  and  diamomls. 

Mis-.Iennie  Murdau^h,  of  Portsmouth,  white  tarlatan,  Mue  -ilk 
overdress  ;  gold  ornament.>«.   Mis-  I/ou  Wheeler,  of  Krie,  Pa.,  white 


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silk;  jxarls  Mi,-s  Annie  WIkgUm-,  of  Krio,  P:t.,  li<,rl,t silk,  lace 
trinimii  gs  ;  diainoiul  onianiciils.  Mrs,  -Jiul^i'  Watts,  of  Ports- 
inoiitii,  whito  satin,  point  lace  trinunings ;  pearls  and  dianioiids. 
Mrs.  C'lianncev  'J'lionuis,  of  JJoston,  Mass.,  very  liandsonie  and 
ilc^.jnt  w  kite  silk;  pearls  and  dianionils.  jNIrs.  V.  K.  Cnrtis,  white 
silk,  lace  trimming's;  diamond  ornaments. 

Mrs.  A.  P>.  Wiliitts, of  Portsmouth,  wliitesilk  with,  tarlatan  over- 
drr.-s.  Mrs.  Pahins,  of  Boston,  lit:;ht  blue  silk,  lace  trimniinirs;  dia- 
monds. MissC'haml)erlaine,of  l^altimore,l)lne  silk  ;  diamonds.  Miss 
L.  \\'ood,  of  \\'asliin<2;ton,  wliitesilk,  plain.  iSIiss  Li/zie  (iuacken- 
hnsh,  pink  silk  ;  diamonds.  Miss  Courtney  Newton,  eleii;ant  white 
silk,  Hower  IrimmiuL's ;  diamonds.  Mrs.  L.  J.  Guiliclc,  white 
illusion,  entrain,  lace  trimmings;  pearl  ornaments.  Miss  Mamie 
(iarmtt,  of  Richmond,  corn-colored  silk  ;  pearl  ornaments.  Miss 
Jeiuiie  Pleasants,  of  Richmond,  white  tarlatan,  flower  trimmings  ; 
gold  ornaments.  Miss  Annie  (lalt,  pink  satin  and  tarlatan,  Hower 
trimmings  ;  pearls.  Miss  Xellie  Jiiadibrd,  yellow  silk,  lace  over- 
skirt;  p(  ar! -.  Miss  Blan(;he  leaker,  white  silk  and  tarlatan  ;  gold 
ornaments.  Miss  Lizzie  Moore,  white  silk  and  lace ;  pearls. 
Misses  Keeling,  ashes  of  Toses,  and  pink  and  blue  silk  ;  pearl  orna- 
ments. Miss  Lizzie  Pleasants,  of  Richmond,  yellow  tarlatan,  red 
flowers  ;  pearls.  j\Irs.  Col.  John  S.  launders,  Baltimore,  handsome 
blue  >\\k,  lace  trimmings;  diamonds.  Miss  Eva  Hart,  Portsmouth, 
black  crape  e/i  ^ra/n.  Mrs.  John  Goode,  light  silk,  en  (rain; 
diamonds.  Mrs.  Virginius  Newton,  Richmond,  white  silk,  flower 
trimmings;  diamonds.  Mrs.  W.N.  Watmough,  white  silk,  lace 
over  dress  ;  gold  ornaments.  Miss  Jennie  Taylor,  black  grenadine, 
very  haiulsomely  trimmed;  diamonds.  Misses  Sallie,  Bettie  and 
IjuHc  W'alke,  handsomely  dressed  in  white  tarlatan,  silk  bodices, 
flower  trimmings  ;  pearl  and  diamond  ornaments.  Miss  Richards, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  handsomely  attired  in  white  tarlatan,  with  flower 
trimmings;  diamonds  and  pearls.  Mrs.  L.  T.  Gwathmcy,  white 
silk,  en  train,  lace  trimmings  ;  diamonds.  Miss  Mamie  Shields, 
white  tarlatan  over  white  silk  ;  gold  trimmings. 

The  Grand  Dukes  Alexis  and  Constantine  participated  in  nearly 
every  .set  that  was  ilanced  up  to  the  hour  of  2  o'clock  A.  >r.,  at 
which  time  they  (k'parted  ibr  their  ship. 

Among  the  gay  and  lively  old  men  present,  we  noticed  particu- 
larly Admiral  Treiu  hard  and  Commodore  Stevens,  of  our  navy, 
wiio  were  general  beaux  among  the  girls,  and  enjoyed  themselves 
hugely.  The  f;)llowing  ollicers  from  the  different  Government  ships 
on  the  station  were  also  i)rescnt,  viz  : 

Frofnthr  I'.S.  F/ar/shij)  Hartford. — Rear  Admiral  S.  D.  Trench- 
ard,  commanding  North  Atlantic  sfjuadron  ;  Captain  S.  W.  Luce, 
commanding  Hartlbrd^  Flag  Lieutenant  C.  I*.  Shaw;  Lieutenant 
Commander    P.  F.  Harrington;    Lieutenants  C.  H.  Black,  B.  F. 


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Tilly,  NV.  T.  S\vinl»iinu' ;  Flwl  I*ayni:f<tfr,  K<l\vani  May;  Fleet 
Siirgi'oii,  K  C.  Ih*:!!!!';  A>»i«(aii(  SurmHUj.  Knit-st  Xorfh'tt  ; 
Ma-tt-r-,  ('.  W.  Lytiinti  niul  ('liaiiiuvy  TluiiuaH  ;  Mi<lsiii|iiiu'ii,  C 
II.  AiDHlfn,  .I.e.  (iilliiinrc,  J.  A.  Slusirnuin,  ('.  A.  (\»rl»iii,  T.  B, 
\  infoii  and  K.  D.  IJosiicks. 

/'/»»•  J'nir/iittiin. — Captain,  .1.  il.  IIii--'l:  L;--nfcii:int  C'om- 
nKunlcr,  F.  K.  Cha.lwirk  :  Ma-t<r.  W.  F.  liulklcy  ;  Master.  H. 
( )f*r«'rliaii>  ;  Ko^iirn.  •'.  C  Frcinont  ;  Fn^i-rn.  C.  II.  MiU«*«;  Chief 
FnjfinriT,  .1.  MfFlwill  :  Surirfon,  ( '.  II.  Hm'ltaiik  ;  .\>-si*tant  Sur- 
p-on,  K    A.  I'njuliarl  ;  Fa.s.^! d  .\>hi-jant  Kn^iimiT,  T.  ( \M»ke, 

T/if  W'ornfifir — Captain  NV.  \V.  (^utTii,  Li<-nt<-nanl  ('(unniandcr 
Hi«nn<'  FIintT,  Mastrr  Charli-s  Clarke,  .\»!<i>lant  Surp-on  T.  C. 
\^  alton,  As-i-tant  Payniasfr  W .  X.  Watniojinii,  I'asMnl  Assistant 
l-njin  er  \V.  (iia<rir.  .Assistant  Sinire'in  .Xlfritl  F.  Owm.  Lieutenant 
I'..  K.  KnsHt.ll,  U.  S.  .M.  C. 

Tlir  Jifiut/rr — Conmiaiuler  Dellavon  Manley,  Litutenant  J.  M. 
(iriines,  .Master  H.  F.  I'ieki.<.|iin,  .Ma><ter  .1.  Allen  HarlM.nr,  I*a-<<"«1 
A->isiant  FnL'iiiecr  W .  A.  Wimls'ir.  .Assistant  Paymaster  Z.  T. 
r.r.iwn.  Fay  Clerk  W  .  .1.  I.arkin.  Cadet  Fnf;ineer  KoIhtiJ.  Reid, 
Cadet  Fn^'iiiet-r  II.  II.  Stevens. 

T/n  AHitnin — Conmiaiuler  T.  V.  K;iii<'.  Lientennnt  Hnidfonl. 
F.xiHijiive  OUin-r  ;  Lienteii.ints  Fdward  II.  (Jreen,  Cllarlt^^  S-y- 
nionr.  Knsi^u  V.  L.  Ci>t(rnan,  Mid>lii|>nien  F.  .1.  Milliir.m  JUid 
KoImmI  C.  Ray.  Cliiof  Fn-ineer  L.  C.  F.  .\yns,  .VsM^lant  Pay- 
llla^^^•r  C.  II.  Harllelt.  Fienleiiant  L.  J.  (inilie'k,  C.  S.  M.  ('. 

'/'/('  Mntiifur.'i — Lieutenant  William  ( iucmI win,  Lieutenant  T.  C. 
Trrrili,  A.s.««istant  Surir«<.ii  C.  W.  Deane,  .Assii^tanl  Payma^^ter 
IMuidvrtt. 

T'le  military  arm  ot'  the  service  at  Fortress  MonnH-  was  repre- 
sentnl  Ity  Brevet  Major  (ieneral  William  F.  liarry.  .Mrs.  Barry, 
Miss  Barry,  Miss  Katie  Barry:  Brevet  Briiradier  ( u-nend  Joseph 
lloU'rl-,  Colonj'l  Iili  Artillery.  an<l  lady;  Brevt  t  Brigadier  (»en- 
i\-.\\  John  C.  ridl)all.  Major  2d  .\rtillery.  and  l:uly  ;  Bn'vet  Colonel 
K.  Lodor.  C:i|>tain  Ith  .Artillery,  and  la<ly  :  Bn-vet  Colonel  S.  S. 
Filler,  Captain  1st  .\rlillery,  anti  lady;  Brevet  Maj«»r  Wallace 
l{jUidolph,  CNptain  oth  .Artillery,  and  la«lv  ;  Brevet  .Major  J.  H. 
(  alit",  Captain  iM  .\rtillerv,  an«l  lady;  Lieutenants  A'rrplank. 
<)|Iar^i.  Kixljrei-s,  Fastman,  Puddwin.  .lefliixm,  Bridpiinan.  Olis 
llnnniiiitt.  Pashine,  NN'esser,  lvli:<rtoii,  ( 'aptain  Mannix,  I'nit<Hl 
Stntes  .Marin<s,and  la«lie>  ;  Lieutenant  Kolterts.  Dr.  H.  <).  Perley, 
I 'nittd  States  Armv  ;  Lieutenant  Cohh  and  ladv"  Lieutenant  A. 
i;.  Dyer. 

The  l»all  lastivl  tinlil  miirly  clayhreak,  and  everyUnly  enjoyed  it. 
rhpsnp|MT  wa«*  prepared  with  preat  taWe,  and  eonjpri«e<l  all  kin<ls 
m1"  meats,  game,  ti.«*h,  salads,  fruits,  sweets.  \vine<  and  \(\^.  Be:uiti- 
rul  flowers  were  sent  in   profu-ion    froiu  the   Il-wiiruhnral  Depart- 


nuut  at  \\'asliini;tuii  l.v  a  (lioiiulitliil  United  Stat(s  dtlicial,  and 
added  nnu-li  to  the  s|)Inu]<)r  ol"  the  (U'l oiat  ions.  'J'lie  lont;  prome- 
nade lialls  were  illuminated  hy  locomotive  liead-litrlits,  kindly 
loaned  l.y  the  Atlanfie,  Mississipj)!  and  Ohio  IJailfoad  autliorities, 
and  eveiytliin<;  else  was  on  hand  lo  niaUe  the  occasion  a  grand  tind 
l)rilliant  one.  That  l>all  will  never  he  forgotten  hy  fho.se  who  had 
the  honor  and  j)leasnre  of  heino-  j)re.seiit,  and  the  eoiirtesv  and  gal- 
lantrv  displayed  hy  the  oflieers  who  uave  it  is  here  recorded  to  theii- 
praise  and  lastint;:  credit. 

THE   (JHANI)    duke's  3IATINKK    O.N    HOAiM)    JUS    Sllll'. 

On  the  l;Uh  ilay  of  Fehriiary,  (1<S77)  the  Grand  Duke  Alexis 
and  his  companions  gave  a  Grand  jNlatinee  Dansante  on  hoard  the 
Flagship  .Swetlana,  of  the  Jmi)erial  Russian  Navy,  which  was 
alti'uded  hy  a  large  numher  of  invited  friends,  inclnding  the  Ixautv 
and  iiishion  of  the  "twin  cities,"  the  stationed  oHieers  of  the  United 
States  Navy,  and  their  ladies.  Ili.s  Imj)erial  Highness  had  every 
arrangement  perfected  for  the  conveyance  of  his  guests  to  the  ship, 
and  tlie  conipany  assembled  })r()mptly  on  hoard,  at  (or  near)  1 
o'clock,  I*.  M. — the  genial  host  of  the  auspicious  occasion,  nceiving 
his  guests  on  the  "  (piarter  deck"  with  an  old  Virginia  shake  of  the 
liand — (this  author,  ''  native  here  and  to  the  manner  horn,"  can 
testify  to  the. sVia/tT.)  A  glowing  account  of  this  elegant  reception 
was  written  for  the  Norfolk  Lctudnuirlc,  hy  Mr.  G.  K.  Perkins,  its 
excellent  l^ocal  Editor,  and  we  condense  from  the  same  the  f(»l- 
lowing  jiarticulars,  whieii  will  no  doubt  l)e  read  with  interest: 

"The  magnilicent  hand, numbering  forty  j)ieces,  under  the  leader- 
ship of  Prof  Payer,  was  discoursing  the  most  exhilarating  music, 
to  which  the  feet  of  scores  ofl)eautilul  ladies  and  gallant  gentlemen 
kept  time  as  they  whirled  in  the  intoxicating  mazes  of  the  dance. 
'J'he  scene  on  hoard  presented  many  novel  as  well  as  elegant 
features,  'i'he  (juarter-deck  had  been  cleared  of  guns  and  all  surplus 
material  antl  was  covered  with  canvass  of  snowy  wiiiteness.  A  large 
space  hu<l  been  enclosed  l<)r  danc'ng,  the  interior  of  which  was 
adorned  with  the  flags  of  all  nations,  the  American  colors  predomi- 
nating. The  music  was  partially  concealed  with  evergreens,  and 
the  tropics  of  arms  were  elaborately  and  artistir.dly  arranged, 
representing,  in  a  complete  manner,  the  modern  .system  of  naval 
warfare — mitrailleusi-,  conical  j)ercussion  shells,  blocks,  iiasvsers, 
etc.,  tVrc.,  all  making  a  striking  tout  ensnnblc.  The  ceiling  of  the 
improvised  ball-room  was  f)rmed  of  many  colored  flags,  ratliatinix 
in  all  directions  iVom  a  central  point,  cri>wned  witli  a  beautifid 
group  of  evergreens.  Graceful  festoons  of  evergreens  were  also 
suspended  on  all  sides,  and  the  mi//,enmast  was  cf)mplctelv  hidden 
in  living  green.  A  soft  light  pervaded  the  whole,  makir.g  a  .scene 
which,  for  picturesrjue  beauty,  is  seldom  e(|ualc(l.  The  grand 
rtHcption  room  was  covered  with  rich  liru.sselscsirpeting  and  magni- 


•    i;I  MiiiH,  tables  :iii<l   iitiinrrmis  other 

••Ic'^aii!  ii-.     I  Mir  <  ..'ihi  scanvly    inui^iiH*,  wliilf  surviy- 

iii^Mln  .  no  proenti'd  in  llii>  apaitiiMiit,  that  he  was  not 

in  thr  I  I-  j.wii  ..i.iw  in|:;-r<toni  ol"  a  niillionuirc  in>t(>aii  <»ron  iMiartI  a 
ve>M  I  «lesi<xni(l  liir  naval  warlaie.  This,  like  the  hall-nMini,  wuk 
|,!in'U""  '  '\   -■■  <:iti«l  witlj  Ha^s  undurtihlieally  irimmetl  with  ever- 

"  li       I  I  Mike  Alexis,   as  Captain  of  the  Frijjate,  re<x.Mve<i 

tin- invifrd  ^'uois  at  the  eonipanion-way  as  they  arrival,  and  tlu- 
Hiher  ollicei-s  vit<l  with  ench  other  in  e.\ten<lin^  to  nil  every  eon rt«'sy 
and  atliiition.  Sions  of  Kiilors,  in  nmt  nnifttnns,  were  stationed 
iliri)iiLdiiinl  all  portions  of  the  sht|)S(i  apart  for  th(>  acc^ornnimlation 
of  the  visitors,  and  every  want  was  attended  to  with  alacrity.  I'hr 
vrtcnin  Admiral  BoiitakolV,  the  yonng  CJrand  I>(ik<' riM'.siantini' 
and  Baron  Shilling;  also  ahly  a-si-tcd  the  (Jranl  !>  .  \' 
ili>pen>inir  a  royal    hospitality. 

"  Uhf  otlicrrs  ol  the  rnitcd  States   Army   preMiii   :ti  m;-   i.    .j> 
(ion  were  (leneral  W.  F.  l>:u-ry,  Major  Calif  and  Licntenant  How- 
ard— all  fronj    F<trlri»ss   Monrm*.      Thi-  ollict-rs  of  the   Navy   Wfir 
.Vdmiral  Stephen  i).  'i'rfnchard,  Commodore  Thomas  II.  Sicven-. 
Captain  S.  P.  (^nacUcnhnsh,  Captain  William  T.  Trnxton,  Captain 
Scmuiel  U    Franklin,  Captain   Stephen    B.   Ln  e,  Capl.iin  John   II. 
iinss-II,   Captain    Walter    W.  C^neen,    Fleet    Sm-^^eon    Kiehirl   C 
Dean,    Snrjj^cHm    Tlieo.     Wolverton,  Siiri^itm    Alf'reil  M.    <  ' 
Snrixeon     .\sh bridge,    Lientenant     Commander    Chadwiek, 
Lientenant    Charles   P.   Shaw,  Lientenant    William  T.  Swi;i' 
Lienienant  lOdward  S.  .laeo!»,   l*ayn»a-'ter  Z.   T.  Brown,  Fay 
Joseph  T.  Addieks,  Paymaster  Tlioin;is  T.  Caswell,  Muster  Ch.iiin 
eevTii-»:nH.   Hisiirn  Jolm  C    Free;n  )  li,  Jr.,   F»si.rii   Ch:irle-»  K 
Miles,  Mi(Uhi|)man  Mathew(J.  B-vnolds,  Chief  Engineer ;  Elwanl 
1).  Kol.ie.  Civil    KngincT    Feter  C.   A-ersm. 

"  Anionir  the  ei(i/ens  and  ti'mporarv  '       -  of  Norfolk  wIm 

were  pre.-t  nt    we  partic-nlarly   noti«'«d  •::      Hon.  John 

S.  Tueker,  Mayor  of  Norfdk  ;  Jndge  (1...^.     i....\v,  of  onr  <    • 
(■(.nrt  ;  Colonel  William  I>and»,  Captain  B.  P.  Lf»yall,  and  <  • 
U.  Wilson,  H.    P.    Barry,  Uiehanl  (iiMxIe,  W.  Thonipson  j;     .     1. 
Iv-4|H.      Also   the    following  eharniing    ladii-s  :      Mrs.  Dr.  William 
.M.  King,  Mr«.    Captain  Bi.nhop,  Mrs.   Dr.  Kiehard  C.  Dean.  Mi- 
Lieutenant    Swinluirne,   Mix.    I^ientennnt    Thomas,  Mrs.    (i 
\N  illiam    F.    Barrv.   the    »Mis.si><  Barrv,  Mr«.  Lientenant  Il< 
Mrs.  .Maj.M-  Calif,' Mi>.  S.    L.    P.    AvVes,  Mrs.  B.  P.  I>ovall,  .Mi- 
(  Hiiliiek,"  Mi>.  K.  p.  Barry,  Mrs.  (.  aptain  W.  T.  Truxton,'Mrs.  Col 
William   Lamh,    Mrs.  Chainherlainet   Mr<.    ComnnHlorc  Stevens, 
Mrs.  John    (i.KKle,   Mrs.  J.  C.   Baylor.  .MisM<    Verdic  White  of 
Petershnrg,  Beltie  Waike,  Lnlie  Walke,S;dlie  Walke,  Mary  (I(KHle, 
Lnlie  Blow,  Ilattie  Parks,  Jennie  l*arks,  Florence  Sharp,  Annie 


K('!(i,  Ndlu-  Hunt,  Maria  T.aml.,  xMattic  Kwlint^r,  Pattie  Keeling, 
-Mary  Hij^uins,  Dora  Schwartzkoj)!',  Ijizzio  (^.tiacki'iihiish,  Ella 
JJrouko,  Sallie  Xi'wtoii,  Emily  Williamson,  INIary  Wilson,  Eveline 
\\'ilson,  IJcUe  TiiMstall,  Jielle  Loncy,  of  Richmond,  Miss  Cham- 
l)iilaine,  Mrs.  W.  ('.  Dickson,  Mrs.  I'aymaster  Brown,  ^frs. 
iSti'Vcns. 

Wlien  tlio\(lining  hour  arrived,  the  guests  were  ushered  to  tiie 
clei:antlv  j)rej)ared  tables  which  were  spread  upon  the  gun-deck. 
The  carfc  was  highly  artistic  in  its  appearance.  It  consiste<l  of  a 
vignette  rejJresLMUiiig  a  boat's  mist,  from  which  floated  a  Russian 
pennon.  At  the  top  of  the  c^ard  there  was  a  glimpse  of  St.  Peters- 
burg— appropriate  devices  surrounding  the  sides,  with  crossed  oars 
,it  the  bottom.  Upon  the  sail  was  printed  "  H,  I.  II.  i^rincc 
.V  lex  is  '' — surmounted  by  a  crown,  beneath  which  appeared  the 
following: 

DKJEUNEU  DU    2-lo  FEVKIKU, 


roiisdiiiinc  (Ic  \'i)lailles. 

JMjiielu's  aiix  Ihiilres,  |  Diables, 

l*etit.s  Pates  Riii^.scs,  \  I'ouilles  aux  Fromage, 

fSoudaea  la  Provencales, 

I  Jambon  de  Norfolk, 
Kos  IJifa  I'Aiiglaise, 
IP    -J       Selle  (If  Moiiton  de  Virfirinia, 
^«»^-l  DincleTniHe.. 

I  Cliaiul  P'roid  de  Pluviers, 

I  Pules  de  foi  gras,  de  Strasbourg, 

[  Tenin  de  Karcelles  de  Norfolk. 

fCotelettes  Poijarski, 
Cotelettes  de  Mouton, 
Geliiiottes  rotis. 

(ielee  aii.x  C'iiaiupaf^ne. 
Pudding  Diploniates. 

Gl.ice,  C'liocalat — Vanillc. 
Glace,  Grosei I Ics — Oranges. 

(Compote  Kruits  de  l-'rance. 

The  collation  was  nnicpie  and  elegantly  arranged  bv  the  niaitrc 
d'hotfl  of  the  Grand  Duke,  in  the  ai'cej)te<l  Russian  stvle.  It  may 
not  be  generally  iniderstood  that  the  modern  fashionable  stvle  of 
serving  disht^^  and  courses  is  of  Kns>ian  origin.  The  menu  being 
generally  i)rinted  in  French  has  given  rise  to  the  idea  khat  tiie 
elegant  mode  of  dining  ;jar  exadcncc  is  French,  but  such  is  not  the 
case.  Our  Rn>-ian  visitors  liave  demonstrated  that  they  arc  the 
posst>ssors  of  the  secret  of  .seasoning  and  collating  in  the  most  dis- 
t'lnque  and  acceptable  manner. 


10^ 

Aftrr  tlif  ciillatioii,  wliirli  (MtniiitH)  ucarly  iwo  lioiirs,  ilMiuiti^ 
was  n-sniiuMl  and  kfpt  n|i  until  nwirly  j-ix  <»'(I«k  k,  wIh-h  aditus 
were  sptikfii  ami  the  ^ntt-.j.s  took  tln-ir  cli'|i:irttirf,  liij;lily  «K'Ii^^liU«<l 
with  the  ruu;;nifi<"ont  n'tt-ption  anil  cnterUiinnuiit  thiy  ha<l  rnjoytnl. 


()[[{   Slill'l'INU. 

TlfK   <  OASTU  [-.K  AND  INLAND  CmAfiTrNG STEAMI:. 'vr    TUAKK    oK 

N(>1:F(»I,K  —  LIST    OK   SIEAMKIIS    ENG  \ 

IkfoH'  j;ivini:  uihrr  paiiii'ulai-s  ednceriiin^  (iiir  harhur,  wo  dcsirr 
t'»  |uil>li>h  a  list  of  all  the  StcanilHiats  ancl  St<'an)>liij)s  whi'h  are 
rcj^nJarly  <'i)jja^(Hl  in  tlu'  Iransporiatitm  Imsines^  hctwren  Norfolk 
anil  varions  otlur  pkut-s  at  this  time — Fihniary,  1S77.  The  lines 
anil  lK)ats  uientionetl  (loan  inuneiuM"  l>nsine>s  thirini;  the  sprin<;an(l 
fall  se:i.sons,  hut  sonu'  of  them  have  to  .suspend  navi«^»tion  in  a  frre«t 
niea.'nre  dnrin^^  the  winter,  on  aii'onnt  of  the  ice  in  the  riven* 
tlironirh  which  they  run.  The  lirst  eoinpany  on  onr  list  is  the  well 
known  (Myde  Line,  Win.  I',  ("lyde,  of  I'hiladelphia,  Proident  and 
prin(i|»al  owner,  with  (.'aptain  .Janus  W.  M»(  arriek,  as  ^'cneral 
ai;ent  of  the  Company  in  this  «'i[y.  Tlu'  following  is  »  list  of  the 
Clyde  Stean)ei>  : 

Tlu'  VindinU.T,  a  wooden  propdhr,  l.'JOO  tons  htirthen.  Ropers 
ma>ti  r,  plys  Ulween  Norfolk,  Pliiladelphia  and  Providmee.  The 
Kvrrnian,  iron  propeller,  (V.h\  ton<  linrthrn,  l*latte  master,  from 
Norfolk  t..  Philadelphia.  The  Norfolk,  wrnnlen  propeller,  Kord 
master,  .Norfolk,  Philadel|)hi;i  and  Kail  River,  Mass.  The  Fanita, 
iroM  propeller,  Howe  niaster,  <I(M>  ton>  hnrthen,  .Norfolk  and  Phil- 
adelphia. I'he  .Mliance,  iron  pn>peller,  Carr  master,  Norn)lk  and 
Philadelphia.  'IMie  Pelianee,  wiMxIeii  propeller,  KM)  toii.s,  Tintnell 
master,  Norfolk-,  Philadelphia  and  Fall  River.  The  N'irjrinia.  iron 
pro|Hller,  Ton  tons  hnrthen,  Ilnnter  niaster,  NorJidk  and  Philadel- 
phia. The  Siont,  \\o«Khn  proindU'r,  4(H)  ton.«  hnrthen,  Pierce 
nia.-ter,  Norfolk,  NcwlH-rne  and  Raltimore.  The  KxjK-riment. 
woinlen  prop<-llei;  I'iene  nia.ster,  o<H)  ton.s  hnrthen,  Norfolk,  New- 
Inrne  and  Haltimori>.  The  Tn«'kahoe,  wiMxIeii  projK-ller,  2(K)  tons 
hnrthen,  Krovvn  m:ister.  Norlolk,  NewlM-rne  and  llaltimore.  The 
.lohn  S.  Idi-,  in»n  prop<  Her.  U(M)  ton<  hnrthen,  dames  ma-st or,  .Nor- 
folk, Fdenfon,  Plymonth  and  Roanoke  river,  ihe  i/miokin.  intii 
pnt|Hller,  150 ton- lMirthi-n,.h'st(r  master,  Norfolk,  IM<  ni.m,  Mm- 
frecsboro,  Franklin,  Rlaekwat«r  and  I'howan  rivers. 


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TIk»  L.  (>.  Cannon,  woiulni  propeller,  2oO  tons,  M inter  master, 
Norfolk,  Edenton,  Plyinontli  ami  Roanoke  river.  Tlie  Isaac;  I). 
Coleman,  150  t<Mis,  W'iiiiains  master,  Norf'-lk,  lulenton,  Plymontli 
and  Roanoke  river. 

rilK    oLli    DOMIXlOX     .STF.AMSUll'    CoMI'ANV. 

The  otfieers  ol'  tliis  Company  arc  to-wit:  President,  N.  L. 
NfeCready,  Esq.,  of  New  York  ;  Vieo- President,  Isaac  Bell,  Esc]., 
of  New  York.  The  Norfolk  a>jjent  of  the  Company  here  is  Colonel 
Thomas  II.  Wehb,  a  well  known  citizen.  Thesteamers  of  thisline 
are  as  follows : 

The  Old  Dominion,  iron  sidewheel  steam-hi]),  lur  fVc'iiiht  and 
passengers,  2,222  tons  hurthen,  George  M.  Walker  master,  Wni. 
\V.  Calwell,  purser.  She  has  50  staterooms  and  can  accommodate 
200  passengers.  The  Wyanoke,  iron  sidewheel  steamship  for  freight 
and  passengers,  2,008  tons  hurthen,  Couch  master,  W.  II.  Meyer 
jun-ser.  She  has  50  staterooms  and  accommodates  200  passengers. 
The  Isaac  Bell,  woo<len  sidewheel  steamship,  frcghtand  {lassengers, 
1,012  tons  burthen,  Lawrence  ma-ter,  Thos.  L.  McCormick  purser. 
She  has  .'35  staterooms  and  accommodates  150  passengers.  The 
Richnutnd,  iron  j)ropeller,  for  freight  and  passengers,  1,430  tons 
burthen,  Kelley  master,  T.  A.  Guillendeu  purser.  She  has  30 
staterooms  and  can  accommodate  135  inissengers.  The  Hatleras, 
wooden  sidewheel  steamship,  for  freght,  <S08  tons,  Maliett  master. 
The  Albemarle,  wooden  sidewheel  steamship,  for  freight  and  pas- 
sengei-s,  871  tons,  Gibbs  master,  J.  B.  Lewdly n  purser.  All  of  the 
above  steamers  of  this  line  ply  between  New  York,  Norfolk,  City 
Point  and  Richmond.  The  N.  P.  Banks,  wooden  sidewheel  steam- 
boat, for  freight  and  j)asscngors,  .■>38  tons,  McCarrick  master,  runs 
daily  between  Norfolk  ami  Old  Point,  and  tri-weekly  between 
Norfi)lk  and  Cherrystone,  Mathews,  Yorktown  and  Gloucester 
Point.  The  Hampton,  wooden  sidewheel  steamer,  fur  freght  and 
passengers,  021  tons,  Schernu'rhorn  master,  runs  daily  bi-tween 
Xorfollc,  Old  Poiut  and  Hampton,  and  l"onr  times  a  week  to  Smith- 
Heltl,  Va.  The  Myotic,  wooden  sidewheel  steamer,  I'or  freigiit  and 
passengers,  15)0  tons,  \\'icks  master  ;  runs  between  Norlblk  and 
landings  on  Xanscmond  river.  The  Newberne,  iron  propeller,  for 
freight  and  jjassengei-s,  400  tons,  Southgate  master;  I'lnis  between 
Norfolk  and  Xewl)erne  and  Washington,  X.  C.,  via  .\.lbemarleand 
Chesapeake  Canal.  The  Pamlico,  wooden  j)ropelIer,  f(»r  freight 
and  passengei-s,  252  tons  burthen,  Pritchard  master;  runs  between 
Norfolk,  Xewberne  and  Washington,  X.  C.  The  next  in  order 
are  the  Xorfolk  and  I>altim<>re  steamers,  familiarly  known  as  the 
"Old  Bay  Lin',"  but  properly  designated  as 


196 

IKAM     l'A(  KKT    tOUPANY. 

The  rif.^i  I-iU  i-'l  till-  L'(j:;ij»any  is  C'uptuiii  John  M.  liuljiiismt, 
a  imtive  of  Vir^iniu,  Imt  tuivv  a  resi«lci»t  of  liiUiinore.  Major 
Willium  (.'.  Smilli,  fonoerly  of  Uii'l>inon«l,  Va.,  hut  now  of  iialti- 
mon»,  in  the  {^nuTal  Sii|n'iintfH(lt'ut.  The  Ncirfolk  airi'iit  of  the 
Com|):my  is*  Captain  William  A.  KI«lnil<;v,  a  nmricNm-^  and 
piipiiUr  yoiinj;  ciii/A-n.      Ihc  ."-te-.iim'rs  of  th«'  lino  are  ax  fidhivvs  : 

The  I'Moriihi,  >i{l«\vhivl  |iass<n^M-  st«"'  ■  -  •  tty-five  >t;ito- 
n>oms,  nipacily   for    .'>(>(>  pusst  ir^tT-  ;  N<  liinort'.  1).  .1. 

Hill  nut^itT.     The    (m>rj;t'    Iamtv,  s'uUv,  ,         ii;;t'r  sti-amer, 

sixly-thrt'O  staterooms,  (nipaeity  f»r  .'JoO  passt-ngers ;  Norfolk  to 
RiltiiniMV.  The  Ailelaicle,  siih-wheel  stt-.iiner,  W.  C.  Whittle 
ina-tcr,  lifty-five  statenMnns,  eipaeiiy  for  .'HK>  passcuiiers  :  Norfolk 
lo  lialtiinore.  The  IVtershur^,  woo<K*n  pn»|Hll»T,  Dawos  iiuister, 
runs  from  Norfolk  lo  Baltimore,  \\i\  Y«»rk  river,  for  fiei^rlil  JH"! 
p:i.ssenijers.  Steamers  SealxKinl  aii«I  Roanoke,  inm  pro|H'ller>^, 
Craille  and  Geoi^lie^an  masters,  run  between  Norfolk  and  Ikdti- 
more,  with  freii;ht  for  i'hiladelphia — i-onnwtin}:  with  the  P.,  li.  <(• 
\V.  Railroad  at  Canton,  Md.  Steamer  Transit,  woiKhn  pro|K'ller, 
Dawi-s  master,  same  as  al>ove  (Canton  In>«ide  Line).  The  Shirley, 
iron  pro|)eller,  Travers  master,  freight,  Ixtwei'ii  Raltinuire,  I'elers- 
hurg  and  Riehmoml,  via  Norfolk.  The  Wrstover,  iron  pn»iKller, 
Skinner  UKU^ter,  freight  steamer;  runs  s;iin"  ^-  rl,.  sliiil.  v. 

MKRiHA.N'rs'  AND  MINKl^s'  TRANSPt)l;TA  1 1' >>   < OMI'ANV. 

I'his  old  and  wwilthy  company  has  scvt-n  stejimshipp,  whieh  ply 
iR'tween  Norfolk,  Rrovithnce  and  Boston,  touching  at  Baltimore 
li>r  freight  and  pa>sengcrs  on  each  trip.  The  otlieers  are  as  follows : 
l*rc.-itlcnt,  (ieorge  I>.  A|)pold,  Ksq.^of  Ii:il(iniore ;  Vice  l*resident, 
II.  Austin  Whitney,  F>><j.,  of  B«>stou.  The  agent  of  the  line  in 
this  eity  is  (ieneral  V.  I).  Groner,  one  of  our  most  active  and 
energetic  business  men.  The  boats  of  the  line  arc:  the  William 
Crane,  an  iron  propeller,  14H>  tons  burthen,  commanded  by  Cap- 
tain S*>lomon  Howes.  The  (Ieorge  ,\p|>old,  a  wchmIcu  pn)pellcr, 
1,4')(»  ton.H  burthen,  <'ommanded  by  Captain  W.  Ixiveland.  The 
MeCK'llan,  a  woo^h  n  sidewheid  steamer,  !'')1  tons  burthen,  eom- 
mande<l  by  Captain  .1.  C.  Taylor.  The  William  Kennedy,  a 
woi^len  propiller,  1174  tons  burthen,  j'ommande^l  by  Captain  H.  1). 
Fofiter.  The  Hlnek'-tone,  a  wimhIcu  pn>pcllcr.  1,117  t<tns  burthen, 
eommanth^l  by  Captain  J.  S.  .March.  The  William  lA-iwrcniv,  an 
iron  pro|H-ller,  1,011*  tons  burthen,  eominaMd«>«l  by  Captain  F.  M. 
Howes.  The  .lohns  Hopkins,  an  iron  pr.'pcll.r,  an<l  the  large.st 
ship  of  the  line,  1,470  t..ns  burthen.  coinm;uidetl  by  Captain  Wil- 
liam A.  Hallett. 


197 

TlIK    WASHINGTON    I, INK. 

This  lino  of  boats  hrloiii;  to  tlu'  Inland  Seaboard  Coasting  Com- 
pany of  Washington,  D.  C. — (Jcneral  V.  I).  Groner,  Agent  in 
Norfolk,  The  boats  of  the  company  are  as  follows:  The  Lady  of 
tile  Lake,  a  sidewheel  pa-sscnger  steamer,  with  fifty-two  staterooms, 
which  aeeommodate  24U  passengers.  She  is  commanded  by  Captain 
Joseph  White.  The  Jane  Moseley,  a  sidewheel  passenger  boat, 
with  forty-one  staterooms,  which  accommodate  150  j)assengers. 
She  is  the  extra  boat  of  the  line,  and  when  rnnning  from  here  to 
Washington  is  also  commanded  by  Captain  White. 

BALTIMORE  &  KOANOKE  STEAMIJOAT  COMPANY. 

These  steamers  j)ly  between  Baltimore,  Norfolk  and  the  landings 
on  the  Roanoke  river — Caj>tain  Henry  Roberts,  agent  in  this  city. 
The  steamers  are  the  Louisa,  wooden  propeller,  271)  tons  burthen, 
A.  M.  \\'ali<er,  master;  the  Commerce,  wooden  propeller,  200 
tiiii>  l)urihen,  W.  Walker,  master. 

DISMAL  SWAMP  S.  T.  COMPANY. 

This  is  a  tri-weekly  line  from  Norfolk  to  Elizabeth  City  and  all 
landings  on  the  Dismal  Swamp  Canal.  William  B.  Rogers,  Esq., 
is  President  of  the  line,  and  Cai)tain  Henry  Roberts  agent.  The 
following  are  the  boats  :  The  Helen  Smith,  wooden  propeller, 
Conklin,  master;  the  Elizabeth  City,  wooden  pro|)eller, 
and  the  Thomas  Jetferson,  wooden  pro|)eller.  One  of  these 
steamers  leaves  the  company's  wharf,  loot  of  Commerce  street,  every 
Tuesday,  Thursday  and  Saturday  at  7  o'clock  A.  M.,  and  arrives 
every  Monilay,  Wednesday  and  Friday  in  the  afternoon. 

MISCELLANEOUS  STEAMERS. 

Under  this  head  we  class  the  lines  or  companies  that  have  only 
one  steamer  on  their  routes,  and  also  the  stea-ners  engaged  in  the 
towing  business.  The  iii-st  on  the  list  is  the  James  River  Steam- 
boat Company's  steamer  Jolin  Sylvester,  Captain  J.  A.  Post,  with 
our  esteemeil  fellow-citizen,  A.  I.  Hume,  Esq.,  as  the  Norfolk  agent 
and  purser.  The  Sylvester  is  a  copper-bottomed,  sidewheel  freight 
and  excursion  steamer,  running  between  Norfolk  and  Richmond, 
touching  at  the  various  landings  on  James  river,  delivering  aud 
receiving  fn-ight,  mail  and  passengers.  She  leaves  Norfolk  Alon- 
days,  Wednesdays  and  Fridays  at  ():."30  A.  M.,  and  returns  Tuesdays, 
Thurs<lays  and  Saturdays  at  5  P.  M. 

The  Cygnet,  a  wooden  sidewheel  steamer,  for  passengers  and 
freight,  Cain,  master,  runs  between  Norfolk  and  Currituck.  She 
leaves  here  Mondays  and  Thursdays  A.  M.,  and  arrivt^  Tuesdays 
anil  Fridays  i'.  m. 

Steamer  Keystone,  wooden  "proijeller,  250  tons.  Mills,  master, 
runs  between  Norfolk,  Baltimore  and  Philadelphia  and  other 
points,  for  Messrs.  Baird  &  Roper,  owners  and  shippers. 


1  Its 

Tilt-  M;irv  I!.  I!.l.,-rts,  wutxlrn  projxller,  150  toiiH  Imrtlien,  W. 
W.  W'alkrr  ii»:i>it'r,  Captain  Henry  K»»lH'rt>  a;^'iit,  runs  ln-twifu 
Xorlidk,  II«Tt("<irtl  aii«l  points  on  tlu'  S'iip|HTnoni;  river.  Ix'avi* 
Norfolk  I'Vcrv  TlmrMlay,  and  arrivt^x  lu'rt*  rvcry  ^^'«1In^^^lay. 

TIh'  Lucy,  iron  propeller,  for  J'rei;;ht  purp(»>«>,  1  Hi  ton'^  iuirtlien, 
Taylor  mailer,  linns  lKtwi'«'n  Norfolk  an«l  llic  landiti^  on  the 
lloanokt'  river  as  far  ii-  Hriilges'  Ferry,  N.  ( '.;  she  is  ownetl  l»y 
liij;*^,  lay  lor  iV:  Hardy. 

The  Uotary,  wotnlen  jwopeller,  for  freight  and  p:i.ss«'np*rK,  186 
tons  luirthcn,  Johnson  master.  She  runs  hetwivn  Xor(<)lk  and 
Kairheld,  N.  ( '.,  toii.hiii<^  at  Herlfird  and  points  on  the  S-npiH-r- 
nonj;  river. 

Captain  I'>|.  l*icknpo\vn>^  f(»ur  steam  towlxtats — the  lien  Minder, 
tiie  Chowan,  the  Croatan  and  Viri^inia,  which  an-  used  for  towin«: 
l>arj»es,  vessels,  S:<'.,  throu;:h  the  .VllK'niarleand  Chesapeake  Canal. 

Slessrs.  IJaini  iV:  Roper,  lunilM-r  tlealers,  inaiinfacturers.  Arc.,  have 
rteveral  lar^e  >te-aintni;s  which  are  constantly  ust^l  in  towini;  ve-sel-. 
Uirj^es,  <tc.,  from  their  mills  at  iKep  Creek  to  lio^ton,  H.iltimorc, 
IMiiladel|)hia,  iS:r  ,  laden  with  all  kinds  of  «lreKs<'tl  timher. 

Mes.srs.  IJ.  iV  J.  linker  iV:  Co.,  wreikers,  have  s<'veral  >te:imtut:* 
which  are  daily  en;^a^ed  in   towing  and  :Ls>isting  ves.sels  in  distn'ss. 

There  are  also  many  other  stcamtuiT'  l>elon::in<;  to  our  harhor 
which  are  not  mentione<i  in  this  list,  hut  which  are  very  im|>ortani 
nuxiliaries  to  our  shipping;  interests  and  iidand  traile.  Nearly  ail 
of  these  lM)ats  land  Ircight  and  passengers  tor  Porlsrnouth  as  well  at* 
Norfolk. 


C()Tr(  )N 

THE  ASTf>NI8HIXO  OROWTH  OK  Ol'R  TRADE — FACTS   AM)  FI(;ii;i;" 
FROM    TRADE    STATISTICS,  M\ 

A  sketch  of  the  commercial  history  of  Norfolk,  with  its  strange 
vicissiiude.H,  wouM  rc<pjire  more  .sjwcc  than  we  c^in  devote  to  it;  Imt 
il  w  pro|>cr,  as  a  preliminary  to  a  uoti<v  of  our  C«»tton  Trade,  !♦• 
make  a  hrief  reference,  at  IeA-«l,  to  the  former  condition  of  iIm'  city. 

As  far  I  Kick  as  172S  Norfolk  was  |x»>sessi>il  of  a  valuahle  com- 
nuTce,  and  had  a  brilliant  destiny  before  her.  At  the  date  of  the 
Uevolution  she  wjis  rich  ami  opulent  ;  hut  that  l«irl»arous  ineen- 
diar)',  liord  Dunmore,  wh«).s<'acl  of  vaii«lali<m  ir>  elsewhere  tUxrilxHl 
in  this  volume,  left  the  greater  pan  of  the  liorongh  in  a»hcs.  Then, 


1!)0 

tlio  oxpul-idii  (if  the  Scdicli  incrcliaiils  hv  tlic  intcinpci-atc  zeal  Dl'tlic 
"  patriots,"  struck  anutlior  blow  at  her  prosperity,  and  this  was  suc- 
troded  l)v  tlio  troubles  with  France.  Tlie  Non-importation  Act 
ami  the  Einhar^-o  were  measures  of  jioliey  peculiarly  destructive  to 
the  interests  of  Norfolk;  but  the  supreme  cause  of  her  first  decay 
was  found  in  the  Navi^^ation  Laws  of  the  United  States,  wiiieh 
threw  the  coastwise  and  carryiufj^  trade  into  the  hands  of  the  Mari- 
time States  to  the  North  of  us.  15ut  this  topic  is  too  extended  to  be 
diseusscnl  here.  Finally,  the  Yellow  Fever  in  LSoo  and  the  four 
years  War  between  the  North  and  South,  bei2;innin,<]^  in  1<S61,  in- 
flicted losses  upon  the  city  Avhich  appeared  to  be  almost  irrejiarable  ; 
but  it  will  be  seen  by  the  fbllowin<ij  facts  that  the  native  eneriry  of 
our  people  has  a<i;ain  put  Norfolk  in  an  attitude  to  command  the 
resj)ect  of  the  commercial  public. 

At  the  end  of  the  late  war  our  trade  was  at  zero,  and  the  cotton 
trade  of  the  port  tlid  not  then  exist;  but  the  tables  we  subjoin  siiow 
with  what  astonishint^  rajiidity  this  has  been  developed.  Before 
ixaminini;  these  facts  it  is  necessary  to  explain  to  the  uninformed 
reader  the  nature  of  our  lines  of  connection  with  the  liclds  of  pro- 
duction : 

I.  \\'ehavellie  Atlantic,  iSIississij)pi  and  Ohio  liailroad,  which, 
consolidated  by  the  ,<:;enius  and  labors  of  General  Mahone,  skives  us 
a  base  of  sujiply  in  the  Southwest. 

II.  The  Seaboard  and  Roanoke  Railroad,  which,  under  the  sa- 
i!;acious  manat^ement  of  C'aptaiu  John  M.  Robinson,  penetrates  by 
its  connections  the  Cotton  States  of  the  South  Atlantic  and  (iidf, 
from  which  hw^^v  (juantitiesof  the  staple  reach  our  market. 

III.  The  Albemarle  and  Chesapeake  Canal,  managed  by  Mar- 
shall Parks,  Es(j.,  o?ie  of  the  most  exi)erience<l  canal  engineers  in 
the  countrv,  puts  us  in  connection  with  all  the  tidewater  regions  of 
North  Carolina. 

IV.  And  finally,  the  Dismal  Swamp  Canal,  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Colonel  William  B.  Rogers,  its  indefatigable  President, 
which,  with  that  just  mentioned,  penetrates  Ivistern  Carolina. 

Thus  it  will  be  seen  that  two  extensive  systems  of  railways  that, 
by  their  connections,  reach  nearly  every  j)ortion  of  the  Cotton- 
gi-owing  country,  and  having  "  their  termini  on  the  wharves  of  Nor- 
tt)lk  and  Portsmouth,  furnish  ample  facilities  for  the  roJhction  at 
this  market  of  a  large  share'  of  the  annual  cotton  crop.  The  .Vtlan- 
tic,  Mississippi  and  Ohio  Road  is  a  part  of  the  great  trunk  line 
from  here  to  Memphis — piussing  through  srime  three  hundre(l  miles 
of  the  Cotton-belt  in  Tennessee,  AIai)ama  and  Mississippi,  and 
terminating  :us  before  stated,  at  the  inland  de|)ot  of  half  the  Cotton 
product;  this  road  and  its  fee<lers,  therefore,  reach  all  of  the  West- 
ern and  Southwestern  cotton  fields. 

"The  Seabijard   and  Roanoke    Railroail  i--    a  pnrtion  of  the  At- 


lantic  ('<Kist  lims  oi'  railway  that  jwnetratc  «'V(tv  j>ortit)ii  of  tlir 
Atlantic  an«I  (Jnlf  (.'ottou  Statt-s,  and  ivacli,  im  jin'vitJU.Hly  htattnl, 
fullv  15-'i<»ths  of  the  annual  ottton  crop.  The  two  !*hi|»  e:inal!- 
join  till"  waters  of  this  |>ort  with  tluw  t)f  the  S>un<ls  of  N<»rlli  Car- 
olina, (hut  l)ran«h  into  a  protlnetive  (Mtton  n^jion.  The-**'  lines  of 
internal  iinproveinents  furnish  eonjniunie:ition  l»y  the  hhorti'st  and 
elieapej^t  rtuites  of  itdand  tnini-it  U'tween  the  ^in-houfw-s  of  the 
planters  and  the  warehnns«>s  and  wharves  of  the  l:iet<irs  and  ship- 
jH'i> — and  at  a  port  where  full  pri>visi(»n  is  made  for  storing:,  e«»in- 
pressinir.  shippin:::  or  sellin<^  cotton.  [The  1S74  re|Hirt  to  the  l'. 
y.  S-natc  on  transportation  routes  (|»ai;e  lililsiys:  **  The  rat^-s  of 
transit  for  cotton  to  Norfolk  from  the  interior  must  continue  to  U- 
cheajHT  than  to  other  ports,  lH'c;iu.sf  the  distances  are  shorter  and 
the  lines  of  tr.uis|>ortation  »liverj;inj;,  :ts  they  dt),  t-mnot  ounWiiH'to 
raise  rates;  at  the  same  time,  the  facilities  for  tratlic  are  ample."] 

The  rc<pjircments  for  the  reivptioii  and  disiriUution  of  C'ott<»n 
at  this  |)ort  are  fully  |)rovidcd.  Railway  cars  run  out  UjK»n  our 
wharves,  alon<^ide  of  which  the  larixej^t  of  mcn-hant  vess«'ls  may 
lav  nnd  rcK'eive  the  hahs  into  their  holds — thereby  ohviatinjj;  the 
unneo-ssary  handling;,  hauliuir,  S:r.,  incident  to  many  other  jMtrt.«* 
(particularly  North  of  us);  and  thus  j;re:it  expense,  waste  and  dam- 
age is  saved  to  the  owner.  We  also  have  jM»werfnl  hyilraidic 
pri's>es  at  the  wharves  to  compress  the  hales  s»)  that  shi|>s  can  c;irry 
more  than  their  rej;istore«l  tonnage.  I^jirge  warehons<^  an*  pro- 
vide<l  for  the  storage  of  cotton  at  small  cost,  to  await  the  orders  of 
owners. 

That  the  enormous  Jorrii/n  coftnn  rrportnfion  nj  ihr  couutrij  can 
l)e  In-st  conducti-il  through  the  |>ort  of  Norfolk,  hardly  adinit:^  of 
a  «loul)t,  in  the  light  of  the  following  statement.s  (and  figure's).  It 
is  of  the  first  im|)ortance  to  a  foreign  consumer,  like  England,  that 
nianufactuns  nine-tenths  of  the  world's  <'otton  goinls  and  »»iy>o/7j» 
all  of  its  raw  cotton,  to  oht^iin  the  n\w  material  a^  cheaply  a^  |>os- 
pihle.  To  do  that,  it  must  em|>loy  the  largi-st  vessels;  U»ad  them 
to  their  utmo>t  <'a|Mcitv,  ancl  have  them  make  the  s|xx><li(^t  of  voy- 
ag*^^,  after  Imving  nhitiinril  tlo-ir  carf/orj*  from  the  port  rrhrrr  (he  pro- 
dxwer  am  plncr  thnn  for  (he  /«y/W  money.  It  is  clear  that  thes<'  <le- 
niands  of  the  foreign  cotton  trade  i':in  Im^  more  fully  met  lure  than 
elsewhere: 

"  What  market  can  offer  gitsiter  ad\Tintapeis  to  the  cotton  plant- 
ers of  Virginia,  N<»rfh  and  Smth  Carolina,  (tcorgia.  Alalnima  and 
Tennessee,  than  Norfolk,  tHX-upying,  a"*  she  d<K^,  a  «'<Mitral  po-ition 
on  the  Atlantic  oxtst,  and  the  starting  |>oint  for  the  shi|is  on  the 
high  nsid  acHKSs  the  •M'caii,  ws  the  vovage  from  Ameri<^  to  Euro|)e, 
evc-n  if  charing  from  Northern  or  more  Southern  ports,  is  deth-^ted 
by  the  ocean  currents,  so  as  to  pass  closely  by  the  gates  of  our  har- 
bor, which    is  open   tlie    whole    year,  accessible    in  all    prevail- 


201 

jnp;  winds,  is  sheltered,  safe  and  tran(|iul,  and  snflicriontly 
deep  i\\n\  ample  to  float  the  navies  of  the  world,  and  lor  these  cunse.* 
is  the  natural  entrepot  an  1  ckwrinji;  point  of  the  i-ointnerciai  marine 
between  Europe  and  this  country?  Ships  am  enter  this  harl)or 
drawing  30  teet water.  (New  York  27  feet,  Jialtiinore  22  feet,  8a- 
vumrah  17  feet,  New  Orleans  15  feet,  Charleston  15  feet.  Mobile  21 
feet,  in  the  bay,  where  all  cotton  is  loadetl,  having  to  be  lightered 
from  Mobile  out  to  tlie  shij)s).  Twenty one  (21)  feet  at  low  water 
can  be  carried  to  the  anchorage,  and  wharf  at  Norfolk,  (Superin- 
tendent United  States  Coast  Survey)  free  from  bars  and  other  ob- 
structions, and  aeces-sible,  at  all  seasons  of  the  year.  From  the 
work,  ^'Physical  Survey  of  Virginia,"  by  the  gifted  and  world-re- 
nowned Mathew  F.  ^Iaury,  we  copy  the  following;  "Norfolk, 
with  IIamj)ton  Roads  at  the  mouth  of  the  Chesa|)eake  IJay  as  its 
bari)or,  and  San  Francisco,  inside  the  Golden  (iate  in  California, 
oci'Ujiy  the  most  important  maritime  positions  that  lie  within  the 
don>ai'ns  of  the  United  States.  ******> 

Geographically  considered,  the  harbor  of  Norfolk  or  Hampton 
Roads,  oceujties  the  most  commanding  position  on  the  Atlantic 
coast  *****  ***** 

The  Chesapeake  Bay  is  a  '  King's  chamber  in  the  basin  of  Virginia.* 
*  *  Norfolk,  be  it  remembered,  with  its  deep  waters,  spa- 

cious harbor,  and  free  outlet  through  the  capes  of  Virginia  to  the 
sea,  occupies,  geogra|>hically,  what  the  early  discoverei-s  thought 
would  be,  and  what  physical  geography  claims  is,  the  most  com- 
manding position  along  the  whole  Atlantic  Seaboard  of  the  United 
States." 

"And  especially  are  the  advantages  and  success  of  our  port  of 
paramount  importance  and  interest  to  the  larger  success  and  pros- 
pcritv  of"  North  Carolina;  and  if  she  were  to  consult  her  own  self- 
interest  by  giving  the  benefit  of  her  entire  shipments  to  this  market, 
which  would  not  only  return  to  her  (as  now)  a  larger  net  value  for 
her  cotton,  init,  by  the  increase<l  patronage  of  her  planters  in  their 
consignments  would  enable  this  port  to  cidarge  and  increase  lier 
fiicilitie.s  for  tlircct  shipments  to  Liverpool  and  the  Continent,  and 
thus  build  uj)  a  great  mart  here  for  her  cotton  and  other  produce, 
and  thereby  fiave  the  effwt  of  bringing  English  manufacturers,  as 
it  were,  to  the  very  doors  of  her  plantei-s;  for  N()rf()lk  is  nearer  the 
doors  of  her  i)lanters  than  any  other  port  accessible  to  large  ocean 
steamers,  and  one  hundred  miles  nmrrr  to  Li irrpoo/  [h&n  New  York 
is." 

Operating  by  the  valuable  roads  and  canals  mentioned,  we  find 
that  Norfolk  has  steadily  increased  in  her  cotton  trade  (from  zero 
in  1865)  until  its  growth  (we  speak  of  our  foreign  Ixjund  cotton) 
may  be  expressc<l  in  the  following  talde  : 

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It  :i|)ncanj  from  the  al)ovo  thnt  in  trn  ypans  ()ut•^x|>^»^t.'^^»  Kumj^ 
iHnrl  in(n-.i.M-<l  in  an  imprtMidciitfil  niaiincr — -otDt-  n<Hi<Miof  wliicli 
i-aii  Ih"  foriiUHl  fV<»m  tlir  i'lwi  that  ii)  iSfJ.^  we  did  imt  hcnd  a  hair 
**a(i<»^<  thf  waters;"  wliih'  in  1M76  th<>  inoiu-v  vahic  nf  r<>tt<»ii 
f.vporfcd  from  N<irr<>IU  was  .^7,.'^>.'V>,(>3r)  as  is  shciwii  by  the  ri'turti<» 
(if  the  CiistomhMiis*'.  In  <>r«hr  still  further  t<»  show  the  pro- 
digious jrrowth  ot"  this  trade,  we  <xive  the  foMowinj:  atiditional 
inhles  of  riHH'ipts  fnr  the  lise;d  vear  isT'i.  In  doin;x  'his  our  ilhis- 
nation  is  made  more  lorcihh-  l>y  a  eompari<on  with  1S7-"),  and  our 
analvsis  of  the  fijiure-:  will  ?.p<-ak  more  elixpicnily  u|>on  this  suhjoef 
than  I  lie  mo>t  adroit  rhetoric  I'he  fahles  to  which  we  refer  show 
ihe  f  dlowin^  : 

lifrripti  of  fhtton  from  Janunnt  \itt  to  Dreetnher  2\tt,   187»». 
Koiitr.  'lial<-»  !••  Unlt-r.  lbil->>  l.tx-itl.  i       . 

A.  .M.  it  ().  K.  U 2.'.7.7(t7  s^.VM  :M'-..;;"1 

^.  AK.  ItK 2s:<.77l  i:;(i.:.<.<.»  ju.sjo 

<  .„,:i|s  anil  olhurwiHC :U.772  ;!:.(>t;.4  7o.s;i«; 


T.)lal .')76,2.W  2."><»,227  )W1,477 

/kV/-r-i;>r.«  from  Junwinj  In/  to  Drcrmbrr  'Mtt,  1875. 

r.       t.                                                                '           |lal.«  to  nriliT.  iialrfi  LocmI.  Total 

K     M    A  ().  U.  K Ml.Stt«                  .•?M7(>  17S.17rt 

S  A  H.  K   K 152,4»2                 71.S11  224.3(i:i 

r.in:iU  an.l  ..tluTwi-c IH.710                  21.148  Sy.^oh 


Tntal 313,008  I29,32«.»         442,337 

In  favor  of  ISTtJ:  Ril,^  to  onler,  2«r2.'J  I'J  ;  hah-  I.K-al,  rjr>,S9S: 
lotal.  a.S«M4(>. 

What  an  etVei-t  the  e<»tt<»n  tra<le  has  hatl  on  .\nrf«»lk  may  U-  gatli- 
phhI  from  the  folhiwinj;: 

IViir/y  Stairmfnt  of  Valtu  of  Erporta  from  1H(>.*)  to  lb7«».  inriu*ir<.  wifA    Totnl    VaJ%i* 
for  the  KUren   Ytan  : 

ISf',:,    $11..^3S  fHl 

1M.M', 411.4W)  72 

m«7 X 2.494.1fil   (K» 

IS68 i.718,157  0(1 

i8rt9 i.ns.ojis  .^S 

1H70 H94.614  50 


ISTl 723,li9S  (Id 

1S72 9oS,;il2  <iO 

1S73 l,2o)»,730  00 

1S74 3,701, OOS  00 

lX7r> 9,243,971  00 

1S7»; 7,825,112  00 

T()t:il  v:iliiu  of  exports  in  11  years $27,411,438  20 

About  tour-tiftlis  of  the  totiil  value  of  our  exports  for  the  years 
i;iveii  here  was  for  eotton  aK)ue. 

The  etlecton  theshippins^  interest  has  been  one  of  steady  iniproNi- 
ment.  'The  eoastwise  uioveiuent  of  eotton  employs  large  and 
splendid  Heets  of  steamers  which  run  to  Baltimore,  Pliihulelphia, 
N\'\v  York,  13oston  and  Providence,  while  the  foreign  bound  vessels 
represented  enormous  tonnage  capacity  lor  the  years  accounted  foi- 
in  the  table  of  exports. 

The  following  local  item,  written  for  the  Norfoll:  Virr/inuin,  by 
iliis  author,  December  .3d,  1875,  will  give  some  idea  of  tlie  kind  of 
vessels  engaged  in  our  Ibreign  trade  :  '*  On  the  2d  of  Deciember  the 
ship  II,  8.  Gregory,  drawing  21  7-12ihs  feet,  was  cleared  by  Messrs. 
Reynolds  brothers  from  this  port  for  Liverpool,  England,  with  a 
airgo  i-onsisting  ol"  7,176  bales  of  cotton,  weighing  ;3,221,f)71 
pounds  ;  10,000  trenails  and  o,000  staves.  This  was  the  largest 
cargo  of  cotton  that  ever  left  Norfolk,  and  is  thought  to  be  the 
largest  ever  ship])ed  Irom  any  United  States  port.  The  tonnage  of 
the  ship  was  2,207  tons,  and  it  had  not  the  slightest  dillicultv  in 
clearing  its  moorings.  On  the  same  day  Messrs.  Ricks  i\:  Milhado 
cleared  the  brig  R.  B.  Grove,  for  Havre,  with  1,817  bales  of  cot- 
ton, weighing  830,898  pounds.  The  registered  tonnage  of  this 
vessel  was  only  403  tons;  the  rargo,  therefore,  was  the  largest — 
compared  with  tonnage — that  ever  left  Norfolk.  On  a  vovage  from 
New  Orleans,  two  years  previous,  this  same  brig r;arried  l,54o  bales, 
weighing  707,310  poinids — 272  bales  and  23,572  poinuls  less  than 
•he  carried  from  Norfolk." 

In  addition  to  advantages  mentioned,  we  have  three  powerlul 
a)tton  presses  constantly  at  work  in  cotton  season,  which  increase 
the  carrying  capacity  of  vessels  at  least  f()rty  percent,  beyond  their 
ordinary  tonnage  for  cotton,  and  the  fads  all  show  that  Norfolk  ,in 
an  inconceivably  short  time  (commercially  speaking),  has  risen  to 
be  one  of  the  chief  cotton  ports  of  the  L'nion.  Tliere  is  ample 
room  on  this  topic  for  rhetorical  display  and  j)ardonable  hvperbojc  ; 
but  we  have  j)referreil  to  prcM-nt  the  facts  as  tliey  exist,  in  their 
naked  simplicity  rather  than  to  indulge  in  what  might  be  regarded 
a.s  extravagance  of  assertion.  The  facts  we  have  given  are  per- 
fectly authentic,  and  we  leave  them  to  speak  f()r  themselves.  It 
may  be*  pardonable  in  us,  however,  to  admonish  our  business  men 
and  merchants,  our  property  owners  and  mechanics,  that  this  un- 
paralleled growth  of  our  trade  renders  it  necessary  i\)V  them  to  look 


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as  fiir.'L*^  (Ih'v  can  i<»  tli"-  iiit«-;;rity  ui'  tlicir  lines  of  (Minniiinit^ifliHi 
ami  ai<l  tin*  Stat**,  -.m  fUr  a-*  |Mm>.il>l«»,  in  kjH-pin;;  alien,  or  iinrricn-ilv 
liand-,  f'roin  intrrrnplinj.'  this  tnillic,  whicli,  allliuii;;l»  in  ii.s  infancv. 
na«-l»«t|  tlie  tpairnilic-nt  t«»tal  of  .'i7..'{.M»,(l.'{r).OU. 

M<»KK    INTKKI-STINC    TltAMK    FA(TS. 

A  ro  (lit  piiMicafion,  -|n-akiii'4  ut"  Nurlolk,  sav>i :  "  Tlu*  ^jniml 
•HIT.  lit  of"  tiic  Kliz-ilH'th  (o|»|»<>-it»'  Fort  Norfolk  I  i-*  S4»  l>r..a(i  ami 
iltt'p  that  the  lar^'i-st  >hi|»  thai  thrats  can  swiii;:  arotiful  tluTi-.  *  * 
The  train-^  of  the  Atlantic,  Mi>-i-.i|>|ti  ami  ( )hio  ILiilroail  iHsohar^* 
their  treiLihts  ot"  cotton  an<l  irrain  tiin-t-tly  npon  wharves  at  the 
'teainer*'  siiles,  and  the  mni^nal  tacilities  an*  ve-arly  increaM-tl  aiul 
iinprovetl.  *  *  The  iin|x»rtane»'  of  Norfolk  :l-  a  ]M»rt  for  the 
tninrc  is  certainly  inilis|MHal>le ;  and  It  is  not  at  all  injproUihle 
that  in  a  few  yea i^  if  will  have  flinst  comtnnnication  with  Knro- 
pean  ports  by  means  ofiH-e-an  sH'ninerHowne<i  and  coiitrolh-*!  in  this 
conntrv.  *  *  The  Klizalx'th  rivjT  is  not  »>  lively  now  as  when 
at  the  U'ljinnini;  <if  this  ceiitiu'v  the  river  could  not  l)e  s«'en,  so  thi<k 
was  the  ship|)iiiif  l>et«c«ii  the  Norfolk  and  Portstnonth  shores.  In 
the  financial  <Tash  which  e:inic  at  that  time  sixty  Norfolk  firms 
interested  in  mtiritimc  commerce  lailol.  *  *  The  «-:istcrn  and 
-ontJKrn  hramlic-'  of  the  Kli/aticth  are  siijM'rior  in  «lepth  to  tin? 
riiames  at  l/ondon,  or  the  Mers4y  at  l>iverp<K»l.  'J'he  depth  of' 
water  in  the  harl)or  of  Norfolk  is  twenty-cit;lit  feet,  or  nearly  twice 
that  regularly  maintainetl  at  New  ( )rlcan'«,  and  the  harlnir  i«  spa- 
cious en«»ngh  to  admi:  the  commcnial  marine  of  the  whole  <-<>nntry. 
It  ha>  lu'cn  estimat*-*!  that  thirty  miles  of  exc<'llent  wat«'r-front  for 
wliarfage  can  readily  U'  afVonlnl.  *  '  Norfolk  lies  within 
thirty  two  miles  of  the  Atlantic,  hy  the  re<^nlar  water  coiirs*'. 
Northward  stretch  the  ('hes;ipcakc  and  its  tril>iitari«s,  navii^ble 
ne:irly  a  thons;inil  mill's;  we>twanl  is  the  dames,  pivini:  •"'nn- 
mnnication  with  Richmond,  an<l  five  hundre«l  mih-s  of  wat4'r 
way  ;  soiithwanl  rims  the  «-analM  t(»  Cnrritnek,  AlUniarle 
and  Pamplico  Siiin<l««,  commimi<-:itin^  with  two  thoiisatxl  milcis 
of  river  channel.  She  afVonls  natnnilly  the  U«st  w-aixirt  for 
most  of  North  ('arolina  and  Tcnius<re.  Iw-idt*^  larp*  s«>r'tions  of 
Northern  <  Fcorj;ia.  Alahama.  .Mi-^si>v-ippi  and  the  Smthwcvt,  .\ 
thorough  sy>tcin  of"  internal  improvcmi-nts  in  Virginia,  giving  lines 
lejiding  from  tidewater  in  that  State  to  the  Northwest,  would 
enahjc  Norfolk  almost  to  nsiir|»  the  commercial  pre-eminence  of 
New  York.  Pitt^lMiri:.  \Vhc«'ling  and  Tolnio  are  geograplii<":dly 
nearer  to  the  ('a|H's  ..|  \'irginia  than  to  Sandy  H<M)k  ;  an<l  it  is 
almost  ctTtain  that  in  the  futiin'  many  of  the  highways  to  the  .sea 
from  the  West  will  run  through  Virginia,  and  the  ports  furnishing 
oiitlet.H  to  the  Western  citii-s  will  Ix-  along  the  heantifnl  and  «-:ipa- 
eious  ('hc>iape:ike  liav.*' 

Lines  of   railways,  i-anaU,    •«t«'amships  ami    ves}*<-ls    of  all    kimU 


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coniR'ct  our  port  with  all  |)ortion.s  ol"  the  comitry.  Its  commercial 
advantages — the  results  ot'its  ])()sitiou — eau  hanlly  he  overestimated, 
and  tlu'  <i;ro\vth  of  its  cottou  trade,  already  deserihed,  shows  that  it 
may  aspire  to  the  first  rank  not  only  in  this,  hut  in  all  the  export 
and  import  trade  of  the  eouutry. 

Hampton  Koads,  on  aeeonnt  of  its  nearness  to  the  sea,  its  acces- 
sihility,  the  depth  and  expansion  of  its  waters,  the  thoroughly 
land-loeked  charaeter  of  its  situation,  the  condition  of  the  surrouud- 
inii:  l:i'id  and  its  ample  seeurity  in  troublous  times,  may  justly  be 
<alled  the  "The  Harbor"  of  the  Mid-Atlantic  coast  of  the  United 
States.  When  the  storm  signals  are  up  all  the  shipping  at  sea 
along  the  Middle  coast  of  the  Union  flies  to  Hamj)ton  Roads  for 
refuge,  and  it  is  no  uncommon  sight  to  see  luiiulrctls  of  vessels  of 
every  class  ritling  here  at  case  without  a  strain  upon  their  anchor 
chains,  while  in  sight,  without  the  Caj)es,  a  furious  storm  is  raging. 
Again,  ships  freiglited  with  tlu'  precious  bargoes  of  the  tropics,  but 
cleared  for  other  ports  where  the  climate  is  damj)  and  uncongenial 
to  their  sensitive  lading,  come  here  to  await  orders  and  a  favorable 
-eason. 

Norfolk  has  unrivaled  advantages  for  doing  a  large  portion  of 
the  immense  grocery  trade  of  the  country,  so  lavorably  is  it  situ- 
ated in  reference  to  the  ocean  highways  that  lead  to  and  from  the 
lands  where  sugar,  molasses,  spices,  coffee,  tropical  fruits,  etc.,  etc., 
are  the  staple  i)roducts,  and  being  so  much  nearer  to  the  centre  of 
population,  and  theref()re  of  consumption  in  the  United  States, 
than  any  other  seaport  can  lay  claim  to,  being  in  the  "otling"  for 
this  trade. 

Tin;    ALBEMARLE    AND     CHESAPEAKE   CANAL, 

with  two  cuts — lirst,  the  Virginia,  eight  miles  long,  connects  the 
Southern  Branch  of  Elizabeth  river  (tlic  hari)or  of  the  United 
States  Navy  Yard,  Gosport,  a  part  of  the  harbor  of  Norfolk,  deep 
enough  for  any  vessel  afloat)  with  the  Noi'th  Landing  river  that  runs 
into  Albemarle  sound  ;  and  second,  the  North  Carolina  cut,  a  ship 
canal,  from  Norfolk  to  Albemarle  sound,  and  all  the  tidal  waters  of 
North  Carolina.  The  last  is  a  great  work,  incomplete  order:  it 
has  i)ut  one  hx-k,  220  feet  long  and  40  feet  wide,  and  seven  feet 
deej),  through  which  vessels  of  400  to  (JOOtons  burden  pass;  it  has 
a  capacity  for  more  than  thirty  millions  tons  a  year.  Steam  is  the 
motive  i)ower  use<l.  The  freight  brought  to  Norfolk  by  this  canal 
embraces  large  quantities  of  cotton,  salt  fish,  turpentine,  lumber, 
shingles,  staves,  railroad  ties,  woml,  juniper  logs,  bacon,  peas  and 
beans,  wheat,  fresh  shad,  watermelons,  &c.  The  forest  products  of 
tind)er  annually  brought  through  the  canal  amounts  to  over  sixty 
million  feet  of  board   measure. 


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TIIK    I>I>MAI,    SWAMI'    lANAI. 

(•(iiuH'ft.'^  till'  fi.iiiu'  water*  hy  iiiiotlicr  rontr,  |>i-ni-init;ii_'  aioii-  <>|'ili«' 
-\\ainj>  ii-^rion  of  tijr  NnrliilU  |>fiiiii>«ll:i,  Imt  liaviti;:  tin-  smu'  \i\iu\ 
(.1  tliri»ii.:li  trmlr.  TIh' n<'ci|»t>  l)y  tliix-anal  lor  IsT'J  will  iiKtoniv 
irivi-  a  u«mk1  iiKa  of  tin-  Itu.-iiu'xs  of  ihfsc  >-lii|»  <':iiials,  but  jil>i»  ol' 
till'  tnul'-  and  priMliift"  of  the  "  low  rountry  "  :  I,.'}G.'>  Imles  eotloii, 
S,(;oii  hancU  li>li.  *J(i  1.170  luislifls<tfn>rn.  (;i,'2l»M  culm'  ftft  «»f  tiin- 
l.rr,  3,70S,!»8()  .-liiiii:!*.'*.  17!»,l)7o  staves,  HJO  Imslids  flaxstHnl,  13,128 
l»u.-li»'U  potaioi's,  •_'.">7,'J(H»  railioati  lies,  5,111  iiinls  of  woihI,  -I.'.HU 
Imsliels  of  iM-aiiN  tJ.lli'  Imsliels  of  wheat,  7,108  eonls  of  lo-^,  117,- 
l.'M  fioli  slia.l,  127,1'JO  planks,  1  l,(to.S  postv,  1 1.] .  (»nls  ol  ret'»l>  for 
|)a|»er,  lMM,(;60  rails  for  feiuts,  (iOl  head  of  «-alile,  22,1."43  ehiekens, 
.*>3,5*2.'5  dozen  I'^rp^- 

By  thesi-  e-.inals  there  is  a  throii::h  route  fium  Norili  Car.tlina  to 
Norfolk,  then  n|)( 'lusa|)«!ake  J?ay  to  the  (  hesajkeake  and  I)«'laware 
e-.mal,  ei«;ht  ieet  de<'p  and  lourtiH-n  niih's  lon^,  to  Delaware  liaN  ; 
then  l»v  the  Delaware  and  i{aiitan  canal,  seven  fitt  deep  and  forty 
tlire<-  inil.s  lonp,  to  Raritan  river,  and  hy  that  to  New  York  har- 
l»or.  Our  State  iioanl  of  linini;4ration  siys  :  "  It  is  hardly  |m>?.- 
>il»le  to  overestimate  the  iinportanee  of  sneh  a  system  of  canals, 
and  theeiVi-ot  theeheaj)  transportation  they  ean  oiler  iuu>l  have  n|Hm 
the  .oaslwi-ic  trade  of  nearly  all  the  Atlantic  States.  An  example 
«)f  what  niav  Ik'  done  shows  the  prohahilitiw  of  the  ntrsir  fninrc. 
Uari^is  on  the  Jame.s  River  and  Kanawha  Canal  may  l>e  hKide<l 
with  iron  or  eoal  in  Appalachia,  and  without  Ureak  of  hulk  Ik*  de- 
livere<l  in  Haltiniore.  riiiladelphia.  New  York.  Alhany,  aii<l  many 
towns  on  the  lireal  I^ikes,"   iVe. 


OIK    IIMCKlNf;  r.rsiNKss. 

A  larj;e  inunlM-r  of  onr  people  are  enp^i^tHl  in  the  "trucking  hus- 
inejs",''  whieh,  with  fair  s<'nsons,  provi-s  to  he  very  profitable.  The 
M»il  in  this  vicinity  is  rich  and  moist,  and  all  kinds  of  vegetal de?*, 
apples,  jiears,  peaches,  ipiino-s,  plums,  eherrie-,  rnvtarinj-s,  gniixs, 
fi'js,  stn»wlMrri«s,  raspberries,  gooselH'rrics,  enrrants,  and  other 
fruits,  thrive  and  pnxhnv  abinniantly,  the  cpiality  of  the  pr.xluets 
iMMUg  nnsurpasse*!,  as  the  awards  of  the  American  Poniologii^d 
Sn'ij'ty  attirst. 

The  market  gnnhns  of  tidewater  shipjMil  from  Norfolk  alone,  to 
other  market-,  in  the  -pring  <»f  lS7n,  a  million  baskets  of  straw- 
berrie>,  *)(),CM)()  IwirreU  of  Irish  potato.--.  In  ood  barrels  of  green 
pea.-*.  10,(H'M»  barrels  of  snap  »>cans.  n5().(>(M»  heads  of  cabbage,  2<».- 
OCMJ  barrels  of  cueumbet>,  H;n,(H»U  IkutcN  of  toniat«»es,  o,<KX)  Imr- 
rcls  of  wjunphe?,  2,000  barrels  of  l)eet»,  40,0(»0  bunches  of  radishes, 


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100,000  caMtcloiipc  melons,  and  100,000  watermelons,  valued  at 
^1,(M;),000.  This  (loos  not  inehule  >?2o,000  worth  of  ui)j)les,  poars, 
peaches,  etc.,  shi]>j)ed  chirin<:C  the  same  season.  The  shipments  ot" 
1872  were  valucHl  at  §1,500,000,  and  arc  steadily  inereasini:;  every 
year.  The  products  of  tlie  "  truck  patches,"  or  market  gardens,  are 
mostly  marketed  from  March  to  August. 

rso  country  can  i)e  better  situated  for  market  <;arde!iinic  (lian  this 
section  of  Virginia: — it  is  from  14  to  3G  hours,  hy  water,  from 
Baltimore,  Washington,  Philadelphia,  New  York  and  Boston,  the 
centres  of  population  of  the  Atlantic  slope  of  the  United  States  ; 
at  the  same  time  its  seasons  are  from  one  to  two  months  earlier, 
giving  an  advantage  of  fully  a  dttuhle  price  for  its  garden  products 
over  the  countrv  in  the  vicinity  of  those  cities. 


MARINERS'  DIRECTIONS. 

From  an  old  Itut  verv  reliaiile  edition  of  the  "American  Coast 
Pilot''  the  following  information  concerning  entry  into  Norfolk 
and  IFampton  Roads  is  taken  ;  and  we  will  state  that  it  has  been 
endorsed  iis  reliable  by  the  Virginia  Pilots'  Association  : 

"  A  ship  from  sea  falling  into  the  Northward  ought  not  to  go 
nearer  than  seven  fathoms  on  the  shore  until  she  is  well  up  with 
the  middle  of  Smith's  Island,  when  she  may  stand  into  five  fathoms 
without  danger. 

"  If  the  Light  on  Cape  Henry  is  to  be  seen,  keep  no  further  to 
the  Northward  than  for  the  Light  to  i)ear  W.S.W.  by  the  compass, 
which  course,  after  crossing  the  Middle  in  four  or  four  and  a  half 
tathoms,  will  lead  you  to  the  Channel- Way  in  7,  <S,  and  S>  or  10 
fathoms,  sticky  bottom;  from  thence  a  West  course  will  lead  you 
to  the  tail  of  the  Horse-Shoe,  in  five  fathoms  hard  sand,  the  Light 
bearing  S  IC.  by  \\.  If  bound  to  Hampton  Koads,  in  order  to  gain 
with  certaintv  the  Southern  shore,  on  which  it  is  right  to  take 
soundings,  steer  West  or  W.  by  S.  until  the  Light  bears  E.S.E., 
then,  being  in  five  fatlxmis  or  a  (juarter  less  {\\c,  a  W.N.W.  course 
leads  you  up  clear  of  Willoiighby's  Point — this  being  passed  and 
the  water  deepened  into  9  or  10  latiioms,  it  is  necessary  to  haul  up 
W.S.W.,  observing  to  come  no  nearer  than  9  fathoms  to  the  South 
shore,  least  the  bar  oil"  ScweU's  Point  hook  yttu  in.  Should  you 
(after  |)assing  Willoughby's  Point)  fall  into  II  or  lo  tathoms.  Old 
Point  Comfort  bearing  W.N.W.,  >teer  up  S.W.  by  W.,  l)Ut  go  no 
nearer  to  Hamj)ton  IJar  on  the  North  side  than  10  fathoms,  it 
being  steep,  until  you  j)ass  ScweU's  Point,  when  Old  Point  Com- 
fort bearing  N.K.  you  tall  into  7,  S  and  9  fathoms  good  anchoring. 

'*  As  the  setting  of  the  tide  varies  much  at  ditlercnt  stages  thereof, 
attention  should  Ik?  paid  a.s  well  to  the  bearing  of  the  Light  as  the 


20« 

MiiMidiiiL"-     \\1kii    niiiiiiii^    iiji    IV the     C-Ain-     to    \VilI(»Uf;liliyV 

Ita-t  yoii  <r.iN-<  tin-  (  liaiiiul  ami  run  mi  u  lii(n|)  ut"  tin-  Horse-SlicH' 
<-ill»tl  tin- 'lliiiiililf,  wliirli  has  (.Illy  ci^rlit  firt  wattT  on  it,  ami  is* 
al>M  >Ui\> — siy  MVcn  ralliuiiis.  This  ltiiii|)  lit-s  a  littU-  U'lnxr  Wil- 
luiii;hl>y'.s  I'liint,  on  tin- opjMoite  ^i(k•.  I  The  "  Thinihlt' "  is  now 
llS77)  (ltsi^'iiHt«-«l  liy  :i  li;;hihuu.-e,  witli  a  revolving  rwl  li^ht], 
'i'<»  avoid  the  Thiinhh'  is  ihc  rewon  why  it  is  iio«-«->s:iry  to  take  tlu' 
s<umlinL,^s,  as  the  S.Mith  sidi;  of  the  C'hannol  is  in  j;rnfnil  sti<-ky 
hottoin,  ami  on  tlu-  Shor  it  is  hanl  sand.  From  Hampton  Koatls 
to  t!ns  plan-  th».'  Channel  is  too  intrit-.ite  lor  strangers  to  approaeh 
without  a  pilot. 

"  The  greatest  de|»th  of  water  that  can  Ik-  «-;Lxilv  i-arrit-d  to  Nor- 
folk is  "Jl  f«i't  ;  hut  if  a  ship  should  toueh  the  mud,  it  hein^  so  very 
S4»ft  she  will  not  Ik-  suhjeet  to  injury,  and  no  s*-a  runs  when-  the 
shoal  water  lies.  A  ship  approaehini;  from  the  Southward  is  to 
k<i'|>  in  seven  fathoms  water  and  no  n«»:irer,  her  course  varying 
hetween  N.  .Uv  and  AW.,  whii-h  will  hrin;:  her  up  with  th«'  Cape, 
wht-n  lallinix  i"t<>  -*>  <»«'  5'  fiithonjs  water,  sticky  ijround,  will  bhow 
her  to  Im-  in  the  C'hannei-wav." 

The  lollowing  tahle  ol'  tlistam-es  from  Norfoll;  to  j>oint'*  on  the 
('lu-s;ipiak<'  Hay  and  Potomac  Kiver  is  nearly  if  not  (juilc  acrurate  : 

T"  mile*. 

C'r.im-v  Ihl.'iiitl 5 

(»l.l  i'oiiu  (•<)mf..rl ^  1« 

r.a.k  Hivt-r  I/i>jlit 39 

Y..rk  Spit  \AkUi „.  41 

Wnlf  Trap..... 56 

Iv.'ippalt.iiiiiock K4 

Smitli'H  I'ninl  LiKlitxhip „  V'l 

I'.iint  Fx«.k«.iit  I.iv'hi 106 

St.  .M.irvV  Kivir 121 

I'iiu-v  I 'dint \24 

WUu-liMnuv  Maml    Light 134 

( rrc.Tt  \Vii"otni(t)  Bav 143 

M<jnr.*V  L'rvvk '. I.'iO 

H<>*iiT'it  ("ret-k  I.VJ 

I.owrr  Cttinr   LiKliI 154 

I*tr-<iiniii<'n    I'oint ,. 157 

M.ntil.iaH   Puini 161 

K..l:ir  I'oint  lAtiUl ^164 

NLirylnixl    I'oint 173 

Anpii.-*  (rook 179 

Smithn  I'oint 181 

Lirerpool  I'oinl 183 

Sandv  I'oint 185 

(^iiniitico  ('reck 187 

(ilymont 198 

Mount  Vernon 206 

I     rt  \V:,.l.iiiKlon  «. '-209 

I'.r.  :».!  (  r..k '2)2 

Kniirr-  Ithitl 213 

Alexandria 215 

W.nsliington  C  ity 220 


209 

From  Miles. 

Haniiitoii  FIo.uls  to  New  York,  via  ocean 293 

Hiuniitoii  lioads  to  Now  York,  via  inlaiul  roiUe ."4li 

Hamilton  Koaiis  to  I'iiiladolpliia,  via  ocean  and  Delaware  Bay oOO 

Ilaniptori  Roads  to  Piiiiadeliiliia,  via  inland  nmto 2'2.S 

Hampton  Koads  to  Baltimore,  via  C'lic^apciike  Hay 'JOO 

Seventy  miles  of  tlie  Iciii^th  of  Chesapeake  bay,  where  its  width 
is  fi'oiu  14  to  30  miles,  lies  wholly  within  the  territory  of  Virj^inia  ; 
it  is  not  sithject  to  violent  storms,  there  arceommodions  harbors  all 
along  its  shores,  its  waters  are  deep  and  generally  iree  from  obstrne- 
tions.  A  vessel  bonnd  nj>  it,  when  once  fairly  within  the  "  Vir- 
ginia Capes,"  and  following  the  "sailing  direetions,"  runs  on  an  air 
line  of  N.  ^°  E.  for  over  fifty  miles.  The  exit  and  entrance  cao 
always  be  easily  made,  and  without  any  delay,  through  a  deep  and 
clear  channel,  into  this  broad-armed  b;iy,  that  draitis  more  than 
50,000  square  miles  of  country. 


OUR  TEMPERATURE. 

ITS    REMARKABLE    UNIFORMITY — INTERESTING    FACTS    AND    FIG- 
URES— STATISTICS    FROM     1856    TO    1800,    AND 

FROM  1872  TO  1870. 

The  following  article,  j)ublishcd  in  the  Virc/inian  in  February, 
187",  will  be  found  interesting  : 

"  The  atmosi)here  has  its  mountain  ranges,  peaks,  tableaux, 
slopes,  valleys  and  plains,  as  well  as  the  solid  earth.  Tlie  force  of 
gravity  that  causes  water  to  run  down  hill  also  causes  currer.ts  of 
air  or  winds  from  the  mountain  regions  of  high  barometer  to  the 
valleys  and  plains  of  low  barometer.  The  sliifting  conditions  of 
the  fickle  air  are  simultaneously  Ibimd  at  all  stations  of  ol)servation 
ami  transmitted  by  telegraph  to  the  central  station,  where  the  lorial 
elevations  and  depressions  are  marked  out  by  their  definiui:  and 
dividing  i'iobars  or  lines  of  e<iual  pressure,  and  as  a  consecpience 
the  gradients  or  slopes  are  evident.  The  wind  tdways  blows  from 
high  to  low  j)ressijre  areas.  Local  causes  and  the  earth's  rotation 
mcKlity  the  direction  of  the  wind,  as  ex|)ressed  by  the  gencralizii- 
tions  of  Profs.  Ferrel,  of  America,  and  Ballot,  of  Holland. 

The  general  direction  of  winds  in  the  northern  hemisphere  is  the 
reverse  of  that  in  the  southern,  for  the  same  reason  that  a  rilie  ball 
fired  in  the  direction  of  meridian  lines  tends  toward  the  rifj/it, 
North,  and  towards  the  hj'f,  South  of  the  equator.  There  is  a  re- 
markable unilbrmity  in  the  winds,  rains  and  teinj)erature  of  any 
given  place  when  one  series  of  consecutive  years  is  compared  with 
another. 


L'lO 

As  -an  illiistnttion  we  a|»|)ciul  n'sult.*^  of  <»l»*t'r\"atu>ii8  can-fully 
taken  at  the  ColU^iatf  Iiistitutr  in  PortsinDiitli,  Va.,  f)r  thcSmith- 
Muninn  In-titiition  tliiriuLT  ili«-  vrurs  1S")»;,  l.SoT,  1K.")S,  iS.'iU  aiui 
18<»(),  ami  tlu'  nsult*^ «»(' ihr  Si<jt»:il  niin-nii  oltservations  in  Norfolk, 
Va.,  for  ihr  livf  y.-.us  ls72,  JST.t,  1S74,  1S7'»  and  l«7<i.  From 
tin-  woll  known  ac<iir.uv  of  ilu-  in-trnnu  ills,  skill  in  placing;  llioni. 
an<l  tlif  fulclily  and  inttflli^«'mv  of  tlic  tniinc<i  oljrtervcrs,  the  sijjnal 
ri'sults  may  \m'  (itjMMuK'il  on. 

It  apjH'ars  that  during  tiit*  five  ytars  ;)f  ProHs^or  N.  H.  Web- 
ster's <»l).s«rvations  in  I'ort.snuMith  tin-  total  r^iinfall  was  2<)().i»2 
inclus,  tlir  annual  awra^i?  In-in^  52.18  iiu'lu'S.  Tlic  rainfall  in 
Norfolk  «lnrin^  tlic  fivf  ywirs  (»f  Si<;nal  Service  oliservalions  was 
2t!l..'M  inclu's,  or  an  animal  avcnj^c  of  02.27  iiifhes,  tlie  dilK-rentv 
iH'inj;  only  nin»'-lmndn-<ltlis  of  an  incli.  In  ImjiIj  c:!^*^  the  snow 
was  cstiinateil  at  its  e<|nivali'nt  of  water  and  inrludt*<l.  The  uni- 
formity «»f  averai^e  tem|H'ratnre  dniiiiLr  '!••'  'i^'*'  vetjrs  from  ISofJ  to 
l.s<>0  iiiehisivt',  ami  from  l.s72  to  ls7(J,  at  I'ortsinontli  and  Nor- 
folk is  most  interesting;. 

In  I'ortsinontli  the  avet-aire  for  live  years  was  .■>s.()l  de^'i^ts.  In 
Norfolk  fir  live  years,  iM-LMnniiii:  sixteen  yearj»  later,  it  w:ts  58.2(i 
dej^reirs.  Alxmt  one-half  the  dilleivne*' of  ,.'i5  of  a  decree  is  ac- 
itiunte«l  lor  l>y  a  tlillereiue  of  one  minute  and  a  half  nearly  in  the 
latitude  of  the  |Miinls»of  ol»s«rvation.  The  eoineideiie*'  indie:it»>  the 
^reat  «are  with  whieh  the  more  than  l(t,0(M>  ol)s<rvatioiis  were  madi-. 

The  mean  t<'m|)eratnre  at  Old  Point  ("onifort  for  thirty  years 
from  1825  to  1S54,  as  reportitl  l.y  the  Post  Suri^'on,  was  5M.9 
tleprees.  Proliahly  l<»eal  eausi's  inlluenee<|  the  mennry,  lor  there 
eouhl  hardly  In*  l.tM  ditl'erenee  lK'twe<'n  the  ine:ui  teiiijienwure  at 
(Jid  Point  and  at  Norfolk.  The  j^reat  ean*  taken  in  fiirly  lo(-itinjj 
the  most  aeenrate  instruments,  and  in  ohx'rvin;^  ami  reoordini; 
results,  n-nders  the  Sji^nal  ( )nieer*s  rejutrts  w«irfhy  of  full  <-on- 
Hth'nee. 

'i'he  hott«"si  m<»nth  in  the  vmr  is  .Iiil\.  The  Imttesl  month 
n-eord*-*!  in  Norfolk  or  Portsmouth  was  .lulv.  Is7().  the  mean  tem- 
|M'nitun>  Uinir  ><2.(»1  dj-ixn'ts,  and  the  jMlilfs-t  nxmth  was  .lanuary, 
1.S57,  the  mean  tem|Kn»tun'  heinL'  27.1."i  dejjro«s.  The  e«»l<lesl  <lay 
was  the  2.'J<1  .lanuary,  1S57.  whieh  start***!  at  5  «le<^re«'s  Ixlow  txtu 
at  7  A.  M.,  ami  .ivenur,-*!  (J.;',;{  diirrtHN  alxivt'  rrm  all  day.  On  that 
day  the  Kli»ilM-th  river,  whieh  f»rsomedavs  had  Imimi  fn>z<'n  over, 
was  so  solid  that  more  than  .'^,(M»()  people  r-n-ssnl  and  re«'n»s,so<!  on 
the  iiH".  Kor  mon*  than  a  week  Norfolk  wa.**  supplie<l  with  W(xxl 
hauhtl  over  the  river,  her  railroad  not  Ix'ini:  c^>mplet<Hl.  Pr<»fcssor 
\Vel)-ter,  with  his  Hurveyinjr  class,  made  S4>vend  me:i.sureinent.s  with 
the  chain  on  the  ioe  iM-twii'n  prominent  poinl.M  on  opp(»sit<'  sides  of 
the  river.  On  the  8th  of  Fohruary,  18.S5,  when  the  riv.r  was 
t'rozen  over,  the  extreme  (^»ld  was  f  »ur  <l«nrreesi  al»ove  zcnt. 


I'll 

Tilt;  {)l)Sfrv;itii)iv<  kept  :it  l<':irt  Monroe  by  (udcr  ol"  the  Medical 
Department  ot'tlie  Army  lor  niiu'teeii  yeai-s,  \h>\u  ls:\C}  to  18.")4, 
give  an  annual  avera<><'  ol'  rainllill  nf  l.j.iy  inelies.  The  extremes 
were74.1(>  inelus  in  1840,  and  onlv  \U.:V2  iiuhes  in  J854.  As 
this  latter  result  is  less  tlian  halt'  that  obtained  in  Portsmouth, 
there  must  he  some  (Tror  in  tin'  report.  So  evident  is  this  error 
that  a  note  in  Jilodi!:eti's  Climatology  of  the  United  States  say^  it 
is  not  to  i)e  relied  on.  Aecordintr  to  tiie  Surgeon's  rt^port  the 
month  of  least  rain  in  nineteen  years  was  October,  1854,  uhen 
half  an  inch  fell,  and  the  greatest  precipitation  was  over  eighteen 
inches  in  July,  1840.  By  a  diary  l<e|)t  in  Portsmouth,  Va.,  it 
aj)pears  that  it  rained  every  day  more  or  less  during  f  )rty  davs  of 
the  Sprinir  ol  1842.  Over  ten  inches  of  rain  tell  in  Portsmou'th  in 
June,  185G,  and  in  Norfolk  in  August,  1875. 

In  July,  1858,  there  were  in  Portsmouth,  Va.,  seventeen  rainy 
tlays,  generally  showery,  and  in  one  shower  on  the  2'2d  over  three 
inches  of  water  fell  in  al)()nt  two  hours.  The  total  rain  of  the  month 
exceeded  17  inches.  In  Octob  r,  1874,  only  a  twenty-lifth  of  an 
inch  of  rain  fell  in  Nortblk.  There  were  2o  rainy  days  in  Xorfolk 
in  August,  1875. 

The  meteorological  conditions  of  a  city  are  so  iini)ortant  in  a 
smitary  aspect  that  we  publish  the  following  summaries  of  rec'>rds 
made  in  our  cities  by  the  sea.  l*ersons  who  will  compare  these 
notes  with  the  published  tables  of  other  cities  and  towns  will  find 
that  among  those  having  an  average  temperature  within  one  degree 
of  that  of  Norfolk,  are  Nashville,  Tenn.,  Iluntsville,  Ala.,  Sacra- 
mento, Cal.,  Marseilles,  France,  Madrid,  Spain,  Lisbon,  Portugal, 
Florence,  Italv,  C'onstantinoi)lc,  Turkev,  and  TrcI)izon(l,  on  the 
Black  Sea. 
liainf all  ami  Temperature  in  Port.'^moutli,  Va,,  by  Professor   N.   B.  Webster,  and   in 

Norfolk,  Va.,  by  United  States  Signal  Officers  : 
Y.'»r.  POUTSMOlTir.  Temp.  Kain. 

ISoi; 59.38  55.US 

isru 57.35  54.41 

1S5S 59.26  44.45 

iS.V.t 58.42  53.59 

iStJU oS.dT  53.39 

Stinimary .293.08         _m92 

.Vvera-e 58.01.  62.18 

Yolir.                                                                   NOUl-OI.K.                                         T.nip.  Ruin. 

IS72 57.30  5(;.93 

1873  58.19  55.77 

1874  57.90  50.1t» 

1875 57.<50  50.97 

1K7G 60.30  47.53 

Summary .291.29         262-30 

Average ~58^  52.67 


21 '2 

riir  ln'iiltlirijlncss  of  Norfolk  will  coinparf  favonihly  with  tliat 
..f  :iiiv  other  city.  The  mortality  for  1H75,  :xs  taken  fn»rn  tlu' 
|.iil>li>'h.-.l  n-jtort  (.r  tlu'  Norfolk  Txianl  of  II«-altli,  was  only  2o 
•  Uath-  to  1,<MMI  jMipiilation,  in  llu'aj:p;rrir'»'»'-  Otihi>  mortality  the 
|»ro|)ortion  was,  tor  tin-  wliitrs,  only  10  to  1,(X><>,  aii<l  for  thf  l»iark< 
it  was  25  to  1,(K)(),  For  the  hL«^t  live  yi-ni-s  thf  mortality  iia«<  Ut'n 
hftwtfii  '!'>  to  IT)  to  l,<MM).  In  New  York  tluMh-iths  avt-raife  over 
•j:t  to  l,(i<K»  annually  ;  in  IVrlin  over  29  to  1,(MK»  ;  in  Vienna  over 
.;i  to  1,<MI0:  in  lMiila«l.-l|>hia  lor  five  ycar<  the  avrraL'*' has  U-en  '2'.l\ 
to  1, ()<«►.  The  >eanh  has  h.-en  in  vain  t<>  find  a  rity  with  a  <h-:ilh 
rate  t<>r  the  white  popnlation  a-  low  ;ls  10  t'>  1.""". 


OVSIKKS. 

IMF.    1V\«'KIN(;      HUSINUSS    OV     NOIiKOLK — THK   (JFIOWTII     OF    Till: 

rUADK — OYSTKR    PI.ANTIXf;    AND    <'ATCIIIX<; — THK 

FNKMIF>    OF    TlIK     I'ol'FI.AK    lUVAI.VK. 

In  oiir  ir<'neral  review  of  the  Wnsiness  alfairs  ot"  Norfolk  wo  can- 
not tre-.it  i>f  a  snhjeel  which  is  more  rapidly  iH-eomiii}.'  im|M»rlant  to 
onr  trade  than  the  oy>ter  hnsiiu^ss.  It  is  a  fact  well  known  and 
aeknowhili^nl  that  Norfolk  oysters  (so  eallitl  on  aix-onnt  of  the 
-iliipments  Irom  this  |M)int)are  tlw  hest  an<l  most  |H>pnlar  of  all 
that  are  ean<;ht  in  the  world;  and  in  all  parts  ol'the  country  when* 
thev  are  ni-eive<l  they  eonunand  hii^her  pritxs  than  those  ot"  anv 
other  jHrtion,  and  of  this  fjrowin^  hraneh  of  onr  trade  we  propo<e 
to  i;ive  a  brief  aeconnt,  which  emhr.ices  important  facts  and  fitrnre?, 
and  which  will  l)e  read  with  inti'rest  l»y  |X'rs(»ns  nnac<piaint(Hl  with 
the  ovster's  im|H)rtance  in  the  land,  a>  well  :ts  l»y  tho>e  who  arcen- 
^ain^i  in  this  parti<"nlar  liiu'of  Itnsiness  h<-n'  nn«l  elsewhere. 

The  waters  of  Viri^inia  fnrnish  v:Lst  supplies  to  the  oyster  pai  k- 
in<^  hons4s  of  Norfolk,  and  many  very  laiire  lirms,  employing  im- 
mense capital,  are  now  on|;ap"<l  in  tin*  jtackinj;  hnsiness.  In  ii;ilti- 
more,  the  op<'ne«l  oysters,  pa«'ke<l  in  tin  c:ins  and  ship|Mtl  to  various 
parts  of  the  country,  jjnnitly  excn-ed  the  amonnt  shipjH'*!  in  the 
-ame  wav  from  onr  city  ;  l>nt  those  ship|>e<i  l>y  onr  packers  arc 
Ix'ttcr  llav«»reil,  lattJ.-r  and  eonunand  InLrher  pric<-s.  And  then  in 
addition  to  tluwc  >.hippc<i  from  hen-  in  c:ins,  a  larj^c  hnsim'ss  is  done 
in  the  harrel  pa<kin;^  line.  The  oy>ter  s<'llers  in  the  citij-s  of  lios- 
ton,  New  York,  I'hiladelphia,  Rdtimore,  Providence,  l*itt>linr^h, 
llarri^hnr^j,  Newark,  Brooklyn  and  other  cities  havinj;  direct  com- 
nnjni<-:ition  with  this  city,  send  u*  lar^'  onler>  f\>r  oysters  in  the 
shell,  which  are  >eU'<'to«l  an<l  shipjK-d  in  barrels,  to  suit  the  trade 
of  tho^e  cities.  ()|M'ne<l  fiysters,  pack(^l  in  p<irk  barrels,  are  also 
-ihipix'<l  to  extensive  «le:iler^  in  the   places  aUtve  natmxl. 


213 

Oyster  cans  arc  made  to  hold  (luartsaml  liaH-j^alloii.s — quart  cans 
bcinji;  mostly  used,  {)acKcd  four  dozen  in  a  wooden  case.  The  bulk 
of  the  Norfolk  canninji;  business  is  done  with  the  cities  of  Boston, 
Provitu  nee,  New  York,  New  Orleans,  ]M(»l)ile,  ^leniphis,  Little 
Kock,  Nashville,  Chattanooiia,  Knoxville,  St.  Louis,  Chicago  and 
Oineinnati,  hut  some  shipments  arc  also  made  to  Liverpool,  Lon- 
(U)n,  and  other  Ibreijin  |)laces.  A  shipment  of  the  bivalves  in  the 
shell  was  made  to  San  Francisco,  Caliibrnia,  in  December,  1870,  by 
one  of  our  larj^e  firms.  It  consisted  of  l,8iiU  barrels,  the  freight  on 
the  same  being  S](),()00.  This  lot  brought  the  shippers  the  nice 
little  sum  of  $25,000.  Being  contiguous  to  the  finest  and  most 
proline  oyster  beds  in  the  country,  and  having  superior  facilities  for 
direct  shipments,  Norfolk  possesses  many  advantages  over  other 
markets  in  this  partieidar  line  of  business,  and  the  rapid  growth  of 
her  shipments  is  abundant  evidence  that  these  facts  areapj)reciated. 

It  wouUl  l)c  a  diflit'ult  task  for  us  to  give  Just  now  the  entire 
number  of  persons  engaged  in  the  })acking  business  of  Norfolk  ; 
but  there  are  nine  large  firms  in  operation  here,  who  employ  nearly 
if  not  (juite  (lOO  oj)cners,  or  "shuckers,"  as  they  are  familiarly 
called.  Ten  years  ago  there  were  only /wo,  of  any  importance.  At 
the  close  of  the  late  war,  the  estimated  quantity  of  oysters  packed 
here  for  shipment,  was  Just  about  one  hundred  thousand  bushels  ; 
a  safe  and  reasonable  estimate  now  fixes  the  quantity  at  between 
five  hundred  thousand  and  six  hundred  thousand  bushels,  and  if 
the  business  continues  to  improve  as  it  has  during  the  j)ast  two 
years,  this  quantity  will  be  more  than  doubled  before  1885.  Tlie 
number  of  schooners,  sloops  and  other  vessels  engaged  in  the  oys- 
ter trade  of  Norfolk  is  estimated  (carefully)  at  545.  Schooners 
carrying  from  1,500  to  2,500  bushels,  and  sloops  from  200  to  800 
bushels  each.  Thousands  of  men  are  engaged  in  the  "catching 
l)usincss,"  and  although  their  work  is  hard  it  is  prolitable.  They 
only  j)av  to  the  State  fifty  cents  tax  upon  .^100  worth  of  oysters 
caught,  and  give  in  their  own  figures,  generally. 

A  majority  of  the  oysternicn  in  our  section  catch  with  tongs,  lie- 
cause  there  arc  so  many  shallow  streams  near  us  containing  rich 
beds,  in  which  these  instruments  can  be  used.  But  those  who  are 
largely  engaged  in  the  catching  business  use  dredges  with  which 
they  make  large  hauls  in  deep  water.  The  "best  oysters  in  the 
world  "  are  caught  in  the  Lynnhaveu  river,  a  few  miles  from  Nor- 
folk. They  are  common  called  "  Lynnhaveu  Jiay "  oysters,  but 
this  is  a  misnomer;  there  are  no  oysters  in  Lynnhaveu  bay — they 
are  taken  from  the  river  of  that  name.  The  next  l)est,  in  the  esti- 
mation of  people  who  are  Judges,  are  the  Horn  Harbor,  York 
River,  Sleepy  Hole  and  Back  Creek  oysters,  each  kind  having  its 
s{)ecial  champions.  The  packers  are  mostly  supplied  with  those  from 
Chesapeake  bay  and  Hampton  Roads  ;  the   Kli/abeth,  York,  Nan- 


-Ml 

stMiJMrnl,  PiM'ojiin,  riuu-katuck,  Weir,  K:i>t.  Lynnlmven,  Piaiiki- 
tniik  and  1{»|>|miinniiock  rivers,  and  Mn.Min's,  Tantur's  ami  Ruk 
crtt-kx.  Tlicn*  \h  an  ininien.-H?  natural  gnmtli  lA'  ((ysters  extcndin;; 
fron)  Pool's  i>Ian<l  to  Cane  Henry,  (al  tlie  month  of  tli  •  Atlanti<'i 
whicli  may  U'  i\>nsidenxi  inexiiantjtihle,  but  tliey  are  not  of  a  very 
sn|>i  rior  <|iiality. 

I'hmiinjxjiroundsnin'jrefron)  one  acre  upward  in  size,  anti  aivl>ouglit 
and  sol«l  as  any  otln'r  r»'al  estate.  A  '^tun]  ^nitmd  <-onsists  of  tlir<*e 
reijuisiiiTi  for  the  sueeessful  jjrowtli  of  the  s|«i\vu  planted,  viz: 
shallow  water,  so  that  they  may  he  easily  taken,  a  fnv  tide  to  afford 
sn>tenanee,  and  a  firm  lM»ttom  to  prevent  sn)olherin«;.  If  ovsters 
are  planted  in  still  water  they  may  live,  hut  will  never  ;;^ro\v  fat. 
Four  hundn-<l  hu^^hels  are  {^enendly  plautetl  to  an  acre,  hy  bein;r 
shoveled  from  hoats.  .Any  luaii  has  the  privile<;e  of  "stakini;  out" 
antl  j>lantin<;  upoti  j;round  not  alrea<ly  (K-eupieil  ;  the  C'hes;i|>eake 
Hay  and  its  \'ir<iinia  trihutaries aflonl  splendid  eham-es  for  energy 
and  enterprise  in  this  line.  There  :ire  thousands  of  |K'rH»ns  in 
Tidewater  X'ir^inia  who  eould  hetttr  their  p.cuniary  oindition  hy 
eng-agin^  in  the  <.yst«r-planting  ami  e:ttehing  husiness.  Some  men 
have  small  IkhIs  of  not  ujore  than  half  an  aere,  frou)  whieh  they 
make  a  eomfortahle  living  for  themselves,  wives  and  numerous  little 
oy.ster  eaters.  Of  course  thev  catch  other  fi-h  in  the  Spring  and 
.Summer  stnusons. 

In  adrlition  to  the  nine  large  packing  lirms  mentione<I,  there  arc 
many  other  persons  who  carry  «>n  the  hu-ine>s  in  a  small  way. 
They  shi|)  to  the  rcstaunints  of  Uirhmond,  Ptter^hurg,  Lyn<'hhurg, 
-\hingdon,  Bristol,  Wilmington,  Raleigh  and  otlur  places  which 
can  he  (piickly  re-.ichcd  hy  mil.  They  also  supply  the  hidk  <»f  the 
family  trade  in  Norfolk,  and  with  .such  patronage  do  a  considerable 
busim'ss.  Our  hading  restatiraut.s  are  constantly  buying  •'clioiee 
st<M'k"  from  the  river  plantei-s  with  which  to  supply  their  <laily  cus- 
tomers— some  of  whom  are  the  ft-'hionablc  c:itert'rs  of  New  York, 
Maitin'-ore,  Philadelphia  and  Washington.  [Xoeity  in  the(H»unlry 
can  boast  of  better  restaurants  than  are  to  U*  found  in  this  city,  and 
this  is  the  verdict  of  strangei>5  who  travel  all  over  the  land].  IC  we 
shoidd  add  the  (piantity  of  oysters  sold  by  tho^e  small  dwilers  to 
that  alrejidy  given,  it  woidd  probably  .swell  ourn^gular  trade  to  ili. 
enormouH  amount  of  at  h-Ji^-t  clr/lit  /nnulrcd  thnujunul  b\Uih*U. 

Oysters  have  their  enemiw  as  well  as  men.  There  arc  certain 
monsters  of  the  vasty  deep  of  the  fish  kind  that  live  U|vjn  them 
and  <le!Stroy  many  UhIs  of  private  planting.  The  drum  fish  is  one 
of  thcH*  destroying  enemies,  and  an  old  sea  I'liptain  who  has  wcsith- 
ered  many  a  storm  siiys  :  *'  the  tlrum  is  the  wicktxlest  and  most 
au<lacious  of  all.  Me  is  a  big,  c«iarse  fish,  sometimoi  wcigliing  as 
nuieh  as  fifty  potmds.  His  tc<>th  are  very  large,  and  mash  up 
whole  oysters   without    the   least   difficulty.     Drum    fish    travel  in 


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si'liiiols,  and  i'lviiucnt  all  tlu-  oyshM'  ^ruuii(l>  aloiii;'  l\\o  Clusiqx-akr 
Bay.  Fortunately,  however,  tliey  do  not  vi.sit  one  locality  re«:;u- 
larly,  hut  eonie  and  go  like  an  epidoniie,  generally  appearing  in 
liie  autunni  months.  They  get  their  name  from  the  noise  thev 
make,  whieli  sounds  like  a  heavy  mutllcd  drum."  Old  oystermen 
say  they  lan  he  heard  sometimes  beating  a  regular  tattoo  under  the 
bottom  of  a  vessel.  After  destroying  an  oyster  I)e(l  they  have  been 
known  to  make  an  attempt  to  mastieate  the  barnacles  on  the 
schooners.  The}'  are  very  destructive  in  their  depredations,  and 
have  caused  the  loss  of  tiiousands  of  dollars.  Another  virulent 
antagonist  of  the  unotl'ending  oyster  is  the  lively  crab,  who  "goes 
for  'em"  tooth  and  nail.  lie  watches  his  opj)ortunity,  and  when 
till'  oljject  oi'  his  desire  commences  to  feed,  begins  the  onset  by 
throwing  sand  in  his  mouth.  While  the  oyster  is  vainly  striving 
to  escape  the  discomfiture  caused  by  this  novel  mode  of  warfare, 
the  crab  seizes  each  half  of  the  shell  and  pulls  it  apart  as  nimbly 
as  would  a  dexterous  *'shucker." 

The  star  fish  is  another  oyster  cniiny,  but  is  seldom  found  in 
\'irginia  waters.  They  are  of  a  reddish  color,  and  look  somewhat 
like  a  sea  spider.  Their  mndn.s  Ojh'randi  is  as  follows  :  A  school 
will  settle  dcnvn  uj)t)n  a  bed,  each  fish  getting  on  an  oyster  and  sur- 
rounding it  with  his  feelers.  Then  he  will  wait  patiently  until  the 
<iyster  coimacnces  to  feed,  when  he  quietly  reaches  in  with  his 
fingers  and  pulls  him  out.  He  then  mounts  on  top  of  another,  and 
as  patiently  bides  his  time  for  a  fresh  pull.  It  is  very  rare  that  an 
oyster  bed  is  found  without  one  or  two  star  lish  in  it,  but  a  large 
school  will  frecjuently  sail  in,  destroy  a  bed,  and  leave  one  near  to 
it  untouched.  Their  deprcilationsare  committcil  in  the  winter,  but 
as  stated  beti)re,  they  are  rarely  found  in  the  Chesapeake  or  its 
tributaries.  But  of  all  the  enemies  an  oyster  has,  man  is  the  worst 
— Captain  Henry  Josephs  to  the  contrary,  notwithstanding 

'J'he  sum  and  substance  of  the  above  article  was  written  by  this 
author  for  the  Xorj'olk  Virr/inidn  in  Januarv,  (1877)  and  was  en- 
dorsed lis  being  substantially  correct  by  persons  well  posted  in  the 
oyster  business.  We  should  have  stated  in  connection  with  that 
subject  that  many  of  our  oystermen  deal  very  largely  in  other  shell 
lish — clams  and  crabs,  princij)ally,  which  are  caught  In  large  (pian- 
tities  all  around  Norfolk,  and  shipped  in  all  directions. 

In  Jaiuiary  (1877)  last  we  wrote  for  the  Viq/inhin  tin  following 
account  of  our  gas  works,  known  as 

THE  CITY  (JAS   LKiirr  COMPANY. 

This  company  was  fir.-t  inroi-poi-aled  by  the  Ligi>lai  urc  .January 
1 1th,  1810.  The  charter  was  granted  t<»  the  tbllowing  well  known 
citizens:     Tazewell  Taylor,  Fre<l.  W.  Southgate,  A.  T.  M.  Cooke, 


21»> 

Thomas  Newton,  Kicliiinl  Dickson,  Cinfinnatiis  \N  .  .N«\\t<Mi.  and 
WaltiM-  II.  Taylor,  Sr. — Me<.<«rs.  C.  W.  Xewtoj)  anti  Kirhanl  Dick- 
son In-ill};  llic  only  inc<>ri)orator>  now  alive  The  };as  w(»rks  were 
ori;;inally  built  on  Hri^'^iis*  I'ciint,  at  the  inter!*ertion  of  Waike  and 
Mariner  j^treets,  arul  the  «;a.s  wa-  inanutactiu'etl  from  ro>iii,  and  wa-* 
-'■Id  at  ^7  jK-r  thousand  fiet. 

The  city  was  first  lii;htiil  with  <;as  in  the  fall  of  IN  19,  \\alter 
H.  Taylor,  Sr,,  \'l»*\.,  Ix-ing  I'ri'^idint  of  the  company,  and  Finley 
I'.  Ferjjnson,  Ks«j.,  Scretary,  at  that  time,  'i'he company  was  then 
known  as  the  Sylvi«-  (ias  Li^ht  Company  of  Suit h  Huston,  hut  wa(» 
iiic«»r|M»mte«l  the  following;  year  nn<ler  its  presi-nt  title.  The  .sjdcs 
of  pts  the  first  month,  under  present  name,  amounted  to  3*.«,")00eu- 
lii«-  lint.  Amount  used  at  the  works  and  lost  hy  letika^e  was  IS,- 
'.K]n  feet ;  this,  with  Ti.OOO  I'rct  on  hand  in  pis  nutn-s,  made  7(>,430 
liet  njannfactnri'*!   dnrin<;  the   month. 

Dnrin;;  the  sj>rin^  of  iSoO  the  p;:Ls  conipany  wits  prosecute<l  by 
-umlrv  citizens  in  the  neiy;hborho«Mi  of  the  wMrks,  for  creutim;  a 
nui.-ance  with  smoke,  soot.  Arc,  This  suit  was  in  nmrt  for  more 
than  a  year.  The  cotnplainant.s  faik^l  to  get  a  verdict,  but  nj)on 
threatening  another  suit  the  tnatter  wasscttlol  by  arbitration — the 
rornpany  purchasing  the  projH'rty  of ((Mnplainanls  at  valuation.  W. 
W.  Sharp,  Ks<|.,  was  couum'I  for  plaintills,  ami  Messrs.  John  8. 
Millson  and  Monh'cai  Cook  for  defendants. 

Krom  the  use  itf  rosiu  the  gas  works  were  hunied  down  three 
ti»nes — twice  in  IfS'j'i.  The  managers  then  diH-ide<l  t(»  use  c<»al, 
ami  in  March,  lHr);j,  the  wt»rks  being  move<l  to  the  present  Im-a- 
tion,  the  manufacture  of  coal  pi.s  was  first  iK'gun,  and  the  company 
n-ori:anizc<|  with  Captain  A.  T.  M.  Cooke  as  Piesi«lcnt.  (ias  §1 
l-er  1,0<10  feet. 

The  first  dividend  (4  percent.)  was  declared  in  1854.  The  yellow 
trver  then  <'ame  and  greatly  prostrate<l  tin'  eoinpaiiy's  finances,  but 
thfV  struixglcil  oil  and  have  enitinued  to  piv  annual  dividcntis 
nmging  from  S  \n  I'J  jht  «mt.  up  to  the  j>reM^ni  time. 

In  IHo'J,  when  the  new  works  were  about  Iwing  built,  the  stock- 
holders met  and  Dr.  Cooke  olfered  a  rcs«ilnti<m  soliciting  the  City 
Councils  to  t.ikc  S'JO.OOO  worth  of  st<K-k  in  the  company,  as  it  was 
a  public  as  well  as  privat*-  enterpris<'.  The  Councils  d(xlinc«l  to 
invest,  Failinir  to  get  subs<riptious  to  th(>  st<«  k,  tin  adtlitional 
amount  re<|uiri«l  had  to  Ik*  subscribe<l  by  tho^c  who  had  already 
inv«'ste<l — much  to  the  chagrin  of  Home  of  them.  When  (Ion.  I». 
r.  I'.iitlcr  (the  IxMst)  t<»ok  charge  of  Norfolk,  he  rofuso<l  to  allow 
iiipany  to  briu'^  coal  to  the  city  InH-ause  the  president  and  di- 
-  refused  to  take  the  oath  ol  allegiaiKy.  He  tlwn  d<Hlan«l 
^a-  ti  be  a  military  necessity,  .soized  the  works  and  put  his  friends 
from  lA>well,  Mass.,  in  pos'^cssion  of  them  to  make  gas  on  govern- 
ment (I)  acctHint.      In  August,  1865,  the  works  wercturnetl  over  to 


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the  company,  •wliicli  was  rcoraani/.od  undor  tlic  f«i11o\vinnr  iVard  of 
Dire<'tors  :  "  C  W.  Xcwtoii,  liiclianl  Dickson,  John  B.  Wliitclicad, 
8amiiol  Hitlijcs,  Ta/Anvcll  Taylor,  John  D.  (lordan.  The  military 
})ricc  for  gasl^G)  was  retained  by  the  company  until  November  1st, 
1860,  when  it  was  rtHliieed  to  #5  per  thousand  feet,  10  ])er  cent,  otl". 

It  then  l)ecame  necessary  to  build  a  new  i!;as  holder  at  un'oxpcuse 
of  ,540,000,  and  the  Councils  were  again  asked  to  .«ubscri^»c  >?-0,- 
000  or  ,S->0,000  to  the  stock,  and  they  again  refused. 

Deceuibcr  1st,  1.SG8,  gas  was  reduced  to  li?4.50  per  thousand — 
Hftv  cents  off  I'or  ])rompt  payment.  January,  1872,  it  was  reduci'd 
to  §4 — 10  j)er  cent,  oil';  and  in  December,  1875,  the  price  was  placed 
ut  $.">.20  net,  which  is  the  jiresent  price. 

The  present  ollicers  of  tiie  company  are:  Charles  S.  Allinand, 
President ;  J.  II.  Dawson,  Secretary  ;  J.  A.  Thompson,  Superin- 
tendent. 

Directors. — C.  W.  Newton,  John  D.  Gordan,  John  B.  White- 
head, Richard  Dickson,   William  S,  Camp,  F.  S.  Tavlor. 

The  company  now  consists  of  sixty-four  sto(;kholders,  all  of 
Norfolk  and  Norfolk  county ,embracing  lawyers,  doctors,  preachers, 
merchants,  farmers,  mechanics,  widows  and  orj)hans-  The  annual 
<lividends  since  18(J5  hav^e  been  12  })ercent. ;  gas  manufactured 
<luring  the  year  of  1876,  23,154,700  cubic  feet,  as  shown  by  the 
stationed  metre  at  the  gas  works;  number  of  public  lamps,  3 17. 
The  city  pays  to  the  cx)m]niny  830  j)er  year  iov  each  lam[),  which 
includes  the  gas,  lighting  and  cleaning.  The  company  has  had 
many  u])S  and  downs  since  its  organization  and  has  suflered  from 
many  very  heavy  losses;  but  it  is  now  on  a  firm  foundation 
and  its  stock  is  very  valuable — none  on  the  market  for  sale.  The 
coal  ustxl  at  the  works  comes  from  the  mines  of  Western  Vir- 
;t;inia,  via  Baltimore,  and  is  the  best  gas  coal  that  can  be  oi)taincd. 
The  gas  made  wdl  com  pare  favorably  with  any  nnide  in  this  country. 
The  light  from  a  five-foot  gas-l)urner  is  ecpial  to  that  obtained  from 
seventeen  sperm  candles — this  being  the  average  of  daily  tests  at 
the  olfice  on  Bank  street  during  the  past  three  mouths  by  an  Eng- 
lish jet  photometre. 

OUR   POSTOFFICE 

is  very  systematirilly  conducted  under  Postmaster  IT.  B.  Nicholls, 
and  his  popidar  assistant,  Samuel  E.  Shipj),  P>(p  The  following 
is  the  ollicial  report  of  the  busiuc-Si  transacted  in  the  ollice  during 
the  year  1876  : 

NnmluT  of  money  orders  isnucil 6,.').')0 

Number  of  money  orders  paid 11,500 

Amoimt  of  domestic  money  orders  issued 21,o00 

Amount  of  domestic  money  orders  paid 213,000 


'2\H 

AfiKiiini    '  ■  li   included  England, 

Set  1I3.2<.0 

NuiiiIkt  <»  >  I  "O 

NiiiiiIkt  

NiiiuIkt  ■  

NiinilHT  <■.  ..v;^-...-  ., , ,  ,..|    -  ......,-.  .ii. I  iMied _.!•.*» 

\iiio ml  <>i  <U'|MjMit  retfiveit  (m  inom-v  order  nccoiint  froiu  other  IKM- 

..tn.-t-. 255,000 

NiiihIht*  of  li'iltTx,  pixJal  .  unlf*.  ii<  .^  '                     !<-)iTered 

l.v  larruT-*  1,859.000 

NmiilxT  of  ltU«T<,  i>i»stnl  lardf,  lu-v.  .1  bv  c»r- 

ri.w ; 1,021.000 

\iinjl>ur  of  |i..-ial  oimlrt  timii 500,000 

NuniU'r  of  lliritT.  in  suinipn  Bolil  .  1.400,000 

Siiui-  tin-  |X)|iiiIatiou  of  Xoi'f()lk  was  u>ioortuine(l  to  be  over 
iwtnty  tll(<u^alnl  (wliirli  was  in  1873),  we  have  had  tl)t*  "  Ix'tter 
Cariitrs'  <vsinn,*'  whirh  is  virv  convenient,  when  hom-^t  carriiri* 

:,,-.•  .-.ni.!. .:,..!    to  .i.liv.-r  il„.   1.  rt.' r.. 


( >i  K  w  A  I  i-.i;  w  <  ii:k- 

i  In-  iiiii-t  |inli<-ioii>  invt>tiiii'nt  oi"  nioncy  thai  ili-  nty  oi  .N.niniK 
«  viT  maile  was  the  Imildini:  of  onr  City  Wafer  Works,  which  are 
locatcil  in  the  conntv  nl"  Princess  Anne,  aUmt  /nv  mih'Jt  from  tlie 
•  ity  [the  neanst  aeees-il)|e  piiint  to  fVi'sh  water].  The  expense  of 
<  Tit'tinjj  the-f  works  was  enormous  ;  and  as  the  money  had  to  Ih- 
nii'cd  hv  taxation,  the  enterjirise  was  vip^ronsly  opuoswl  hy  a  hirj;e 
niimlx-r  of  citizens — many  ot"  whom  an*  now  ashamed  to  aeknow- 
\<<hj^v  that  they  did  o(i|)i)se  such  a  vahtahh*  institution.  II«nvcver, 
a  hirije  majority  of  the  people  voteil  "for  the  works,"  and  the 
s«luinc  to  hnild  them  was  successfully  carri^l  mif.  The  machinery 
is  of  the  Holly  system,  and  works  admiraldy.  The  waterway 
n;/tihirh/  inirodnn-d  into  the  city  in  lH7.*i,  and  up  to  the  1st  of 
.lamiary.  IsTl.  thr  numln'r  of  *'ta|>s"  in  n**e  ( con niK't ions  with  the 
main  |»i|)<"^  for  family  ns<^)was  iSo:  .lanuarv  1st,  187-'),  there  were 
').'..')  ;  January  Kl.  187t»,  771  ;  and  on  the  1st  of  .lanuary  this  year 
il.S77)there  were  onr  onr  tfiotiyoud  jami/irH  U\k\ui:  thn-ity  water — 
J^oo  "  ta|>s  "  Ih-inLr  in  use.  This  shows  how  st<adily  the  li-t  of 
water-takers  has  increased.  It  is  also  a  well  known  fa<t  that  since 
the  Water  Works  have  l>een  in  su<"<i's>-fid  ojMi-ation  we  havi;  had 
I'Mt  fl-w  lif'anyl  di^a^trons  tire-,  inthecity — >l»ut  xtrangf  t(»  siy,  the 
vMfs  of  tin-  insurance  have  not  l)e«-n  nsluisHi). 

The  niimlM«r  of  jm  rsons  en;;aj;e*l  in  the  «*onduct  of  our  Water 
l><|»;irfment  is  thirti'cn,  fo-wit  :  («e<iri^  K.  (io«Klridjj:e,  W.  W. 
( 'liandHrlainc  and  William  .1.  Haker,  Wat<r  ( "ommissioners ; 
(  harli-  11.  liowhind.  Superintendent  :  John  I\.  Ttnld,  Registrar; 
William  Wriudit.  Chief  Kn^riiuvr;  William  Lm-k,  First  Assistant 
l".ni:ine.r:  .Iam<-s  Wriirht,  Si-ond    .\ssistnnt    KnginiH'r ;  .lame-  F. 


•21!) 

Parkor,  liiu'  man  ami  Iiis|H'ctoi' ;  .loiiii  AniKiiid,  Cliirl' fircmnii,  and 
t\vi»  c'oloiod  U'sistaiils ;  also,  out'  oflice  boy. 

TIk'  immhtT  of  <j;alloiis  ol"  watt-r  puiiijuMl  into  i\\r  city  cadi 
month  iluriiiti-  1S76  is  as  iollows: 

.X:inii;iiv 15.!278,8S9 

1'Vl.iiiaiv 14,1-1:5,494 

Mar.l. 15,2<;:;,446 

April 14,44li,t;02 

May \(i,{)H>,i:iO 

•Iiiiie 17,;{SS.,S()2 

•July I!t,4(t7,182 

Aui^nst ls.((:):;.S74 

Si-pteni  l)er 1 7 . 1  .■)•"), 7  ")2 

Oi-tobor l(i,.'»(;(),(;46 

Novemhir l."),i)  KlJ,")*) 

Di-cemlHT  iy,r)<;4,078 

Total  for  year 1 ',)',). L^-J'.i.lOl 

Fire-plugs  are  stationed  all  tlinnij:!!  the  city,  and  with  9(1  j)oun(ls 
of  steam  pressure  at  the  works  (nearly  five  miles  distant)  a  stream 
of  water,  one  inch  in  diameter,  can  he  forced  throuixlt  300  feet  of 
hose  over  any  huildinLr  in  the  t-ity.  (()nr  steam  fire  engines  arc 
seldom  used  now.) 


OUR  PAID    FIRE  DFPARTMFNT. 

The  i)reseiit  list  of  oHii-er.^  aiid  men  of  the  Xorlolk  City  Fire 
Department,  is  as  follows  : 

Thomas  Kevill,  Chief  Engineer;  Robert  W.  Rhea,  Assistant 
Engineer  ;  Thomas  Rowland,  \V.  A.  Mehegan,  A.  Gordon  Milhado, 
Fire  Commissioners. 

Steam  p]ngine  Xo.  1. — Frank  Wood,  Ibreman  ;  John  S.  Web- 
ber, driver;  P.  A.  Mannix,  driver;  John  Anderson,  engineer. 
Extra  men  :  W.  II  Rustic,  William  Ilitchings,  D.  Cameron,  .). 
P>ryant,  R.  L.  I'mIi,  W.  II.  Kinch,  James  Lawrence,  T.  L.  R. 
Baker  and    W.  liarret.     Total   aniount  of  monthly  |)ay  roll,  ?<;i2o. 

Steam   Engine  Xo.  -J. —  Wm.    Rritzcl,  Ibreman;  ( Jeo.  (i.  Cirant, ' 
lireman  ;  D.  Ilickev,   driver.      Extra    men:    H.  L.  Whitchnrst,  J. 
F.  Parker,  Charles   Davi>,  W.  II.    Wiles,  C.   Merton,   .V.    Heckle, 
W.  Triford,  W.  II.  Allen,  James  Carlan.     Total  amonni  monihlv 
pay  roll,  >s240. 

Steam  Engine  Xo.  .">. —  E.  \'anee,  Ibreman  ;  W.  While,  dri\  ci-. 
Extra  men  :  M.  Costin,  Renj.  Wats(»n,  John  (Jillis,  II.  Ro>e,  E<1. 
Church,  George  Laylor,  W.  H.  Woo,l,  J.  Robbins,  E.l.  IJraith- 
waite.     Montidy  pay  roll,  §180. 

The  salary  of  the  Chief  Engineer  is  SOO  per  month,  and  (hat  ol 
the  Assistant  Engineer,  §-".0  per  month.  Foremen  get  ^20,  «lrivers 
«70,  ejigineers    ST"),  and    extra  men,  §10    each  jier  month,  makinjj 


L'L'O 

,n  total  iiKiiitfiK  -alary  :.f<niiiit  of  ^Hti'> — moin-v  f;iitlifully  etinuMf. 
rin'  |)r«>|Krly  of  the  Deparliiaul  is  :uj  follows  :  Four  spKtuiid 
liors^-,  tlirtv.sl(-.im<'ni;iin-s,  tlin'f  iiiiprovwllio*' rvels,  one  h«H»K  and 
la<Mir  truck,  '),()<><>  iW't  ot  '•fr\  icinible  li«>s<*,  four  !*i>t«  harm-ss,  &v. 
yinh>  IN    NuKKOMC   IX    1876. 

riu'  lollowini;  i'  tin- li-t  of  fin-s  in  the  tily  diirin;;  last  year, 
wlii<-li  ntjuirol  tin-  n>«'  of  tlu-  < 'ity  Wairr  WorU^  ; 

.lannury  '2 — (  iin^t  ("iiunli,  FriH*nia-<»n  htret-t,  TJ  o'<|jK'k  M. 

.Fanuarv  <»  — Fraint'  house  ctf  Miss  Ha ve^,  \\:Lsliin;;ton  street,  4 
..•.•I<hU  a.m. 

.Janoaiv   1  •"» — I'laiiu'  Imii-t ,  .h.  ii|ii.  ■ :  ^mitli  street, 

ll:;5n  A.M. 

January  liT — W.   T.  Mnrri-c-lt's  I. rick  i)uii<liM;:,  W  .Mh|-i»l«''s  lane. 

G.IO  A.M. 

.lanuary  :H> — Brick  store  (»f  I*.  I)on;;lieriy.  Main  street,  (two 
alarn)-)  at  5:10  A.M.  and  S:l()  A.M. 

I'\l>rnary  lli — Brick  store,  Sjadc  tV:  Steven*,  l'i»nnnerce  .street, 
'i:'><>  A.M. 

I'\!iruary  11 — Brick  l)akery.  ('.  T.  (.'abler,  mrner  Bank  and 
Wiliiain  streits,  .'»  A.M. 

Fel.rnary  l»i — M.  \V.  CohK's  thune  hnildin^'  jn-t  oijt>i(le  city 
limit<,  H..",()  P.M. 

March  0— Bri<-k  stores  of  V.]u<  A"  I'olk  and  J.  K.  lirip:^^,  Mar- 
ket M|iiare,  'JioO  p.m. 

March  !' — Frame  hniidiiiif  on  Hawk  -trc(  t.  oc<ii)»i«'d  hv  in-groes, 
l:ln  P.M. 

March  I  I— l.uni-  BahnV  fram.- Imildin-.  on  Chnn-h  stn ct.  U  p.m. 

.Manli  'Jl — I{rick  Imildini:.  «K-ciipie<l  hy  neL'roe<.  Arcatlelane, 
7:  1')  P.M. 

Aprd  H — StcainlHr.it,  ('a|)(ain  Ihdton,   7:15  p.m. 

April  7 — M.  Hohnes'  frame  huildin^.  Chnreh  street  e.xi«nsion. 
•.:lo  P.M. 

April   li>    -:\Ir..  ,|,,ncs'  l.rick  house,  Mayli«-l.l.  .S:|(t  i-.m. 

April  \2 — F.  Fcithardt's  Inline  sh«H.'-shop,  niidni-iht. 

April  l.'{ — Mrs.  Miller's  fnime  Imuse,  Mos<'ly  street,  2  p.m.;  ;ind 
F.  rnderhill  s  frame  Ijiiildini;  on   (tranhy  street,  5:10  p.m. 

.\pril  *_'.'> — William  Stevens'  frame  building  on  (^ue<  n  -tnit. 
1:15  A.M. 

.Mav    I — .h.hn  Corhitt's  frame  l.nildini:  «>"  Bciimida  -invt,  '.•:15 

I'.M. 

Ma\  -  1 — St.  Luke's  frann-  li:ill  on  corner  .letli-rson  stnn  t,  5:;{<> 
P.M. 

.M:iv  iMi — |->aine  house,  estate  of  .T«ihn  I/<  ijh.  *J57  Main  street, 
2:15  A.M. 

June  18 — Frame  Imihlinp  iM-ciipie<l  hy  ne^roe*-,  No.  IS  North 
street,  1   A.M. 


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June  20 — W.  T.  Harrison's  frame  hoiiBe,  Brown  street,  1:05  A.m. 

July  1 — William  Shields'  frame  building,  Washington  street, 
2:45  A.M. 

August  8 — Frame  building,  Kudd's  bakery.  Church  street — 
alarm  at  1:15  p.m.  and  at  6:20  p.m. 

August  9 — Frame  building,  Banks,  on  Wilson  avenue,  1:45  a.m. 

August  12 — Miss  Rowland's  frame  house  on  Granby  street, 4  p.m. 

August  13 — Mrs.  R.  T.  James'  brick  house,  No.  9  Union  street, 

3  A.M. 

August  30 — Godfrey's  frame  building  on  Nicholson  street,  2  a.m. 

September  3 — William  Stevens'  brick  store  on  Main  street  5:30 
a.m. 

September  10 — Frame  building  (colored  Masonic  Lodge)  on 
Lodge  street,  12:30  a.m. 

September  26 — Turner  and  Whitehead's  frame  house,  Nebraska 
street,  12:30  p.m. 

October  7 — Henry  James'  frame  building  on  Church  street, 
12:30  a.m. 

October  18 — James  McDermitts'  frame  house,  outside  city  limits, 
11:30  A.M. 

November  15 — Frame  house  on  Hawk  street  occupied  by 
negroes,   1:20  a.  m. 

December — John  Gamage's  brick  building  on  Elizabeth  street, 
3:42  A.M. 

December  9 — English  ship  at  Reynold's  wharf,  3:45  a.m.,  and 
W.  FI.  Hunter's  brick  building  in  Allyn's  court,  12:15  a.m. 

December  17 — Wood's   coal    office,  Chamberlain's  wharf,  1:45 

A.M. 

December   19 — Robert  Scarl's    brick    stable,  York  street,  11:20 

A.M. 

Only  two  or  three  of  the  above  mentioned  buildings  were  de- 
stroyed— most  of  them  being  saved  with  but  little  damage.  Our 
Fire  Department  is  considered  to  be  as  efficient  as  that  of  any  city 
in  the  Union. 


OUR   POLICE  FORCE. 

In  Norfolk,  a.s  in  all  other  «e;iport  towns,  the  police  have  their 
hands  alway.s  full.  Drunken  and  disorderly  sailors  and  strangers, 
from  all  parts  of  the  world,  are  fre(iuently  arrested  for  violating 
the  laws  and  disturbing  the  peace.  This  class  of  our  "  floating 
population,"  however,  i.**  confined  to  a  certain  part  of  the  citv,  be- 
yond which  they  are  seldom  seen,  aspecially  wlicn  drunk  and  dis- 
orderly. They  are  nevertheless  a  great  source  of  trouble  and  annoy- 
ance to  the  policemen. 


The  followiutj  is  a  list  of  tho  iwlice  c«>r|x,  wliidi  is  n^ilato*!  Iiy 
tin'  l^>:u«l  <»r  l*<>li<v  (.'oinmiKsioncrs,  ooiisistiii'r  <»f  Mayor  .lolm  S. 
Iiirkfr,  C'li:iiriiian  cx-ojHrio;  (lencnil  V.  I),  timner,  l*rfsi«l«nt  of 
the  ('«>rnii)<»n  Couiu'il,  aiul  Dr.  E.  C  Uobinson,  Pn>i»li'nt  of  iho 
S'hrt  Couix'il : 

Offickks — ('.  C.  Ik'iiwMi,  Chiel';  E.  M.  Gray,  Assi-itant  Chirf; 
.lt»M'j»h  A.  KoUand,  First  St'r^eaiit  ;  .luhii  E.  Sc-ribncr,  Secoiul  Ser- 
;^'i:int. 

l*iwlVATH> — From  First  Wan! — (intrire  Pn.uphrey,  II»*iiry 
I  hompscMi,  John  I).  Sitnins,  .lohii  (Mark,  J.  T.  CorlH'II,  iltiiry 
FnisitT,  WiHiam  lUiiiks,  William  Frost,  Gcorj^e  (iraham,  IKurv 
IJrown.     'Jotul,  U>. 

From  Stcouil  Ward — Frank  Ilattot),  J(»s»*|)h  T.  Evans,  Thomas 
h.ilton,  .lami-s  Farr<*n,  John  I/awrencf,  William  F.  Wool,  .1.  F. 
Talliot,  John  Lester,  IVter  Dixon.     Total,  9. 

Frnin  TliinI  W'anl — Ileiirv  Hntt,  (u'orij*' Scnifatiis,  Lntlu-r  Deer, 
J.  K.  IVttis,  John  (irook,  JoM'|.h  A.  Wri^rht,  A.  J.  JJals..m,  U.  J. 
liarntt,  Jr.sse  T.  Ewcll,  Thos.  C.  J«»yn('s,  W.  J.  Ho/ii-r.  Total,  11. 

From  Fourth  Wanl — K.  M.  Allcv,  E.  1*.  Anderson,  Thomas  T. 
Jonis,  Jacol)  R.  Mowl",  K.  O.  Walker,  (Jeorjre  W.  Wise,  Win.  K. 
Dnrfey,  Jamis  T.  Titinns.  W.  II.  Croshy.     Total,  0. 

(iran<l  Total — Fonr  olliccrs  and  thirty-nine  i>rivatos.  The  pay 
of  the  Chief  is  .?:i  per  day  :  pay  of  Assistant  Chief  is  $2.75  per 
(lav;  pav  of  Serjeants  $*J.o()  per  day;  pay  of  privates  $'J  per  «lay. 
The  for*.-©  is  verv  ellicient  and  svstcmalie:illv  or<;anizeil. 


tin:  VALIK  OF  riiorKKTY. 

Below  \v<'  i;ive  the  valne  of  real  estate  and  tx'rsonal  pro|xrly  in 
the  eity  (exelusive  of  the  property  owned  l>y  the  eorpoiation,  and 
of  that  npon  which  no  ta.\  is  as-ifsseth  aivonlinj;  to  the  Commis- 
hioner'rt  n«<sj>ssment  lor  the  past  five  years.  We  also  give  the  rate 
of  taxation  on  the  same,  which  inrhtftcM  the  s|Hvial  tax  levie<l  n|>on 
property  owiur-  lor  the  water  works  and  known  as  the  *'  water  tax," 
whi<  h,  dnrini;  the  past  five  yeai-s,  has  rangtxl  from  25  to  40  tx'nt.s 
on  each  $UH),      Here  is  the  statement  : 

1H72— Valne  of  real  estate,  §10,^1)2,843;  valne  of  personal 
proiMTty.  $1,(U)«5.5  10  ;  total  anv.nnt,  $1  l,fM»0,.*U»2.  T..tal  city  tax- 
ation. $2.(>5  on  c;uh  SI 00. 

iST.'i— Valne  of  real  estate,  $lO,431,5sr) ;  valne  of  pcr.s)nal 
property,  8l.5«)7,7«5  ;  total  amonnt,  $1 1,;«IM»,;'.51.  Total  city  tax- 
ation. S2  26  on  j-aeh  i^  KM). 

1,S74— Valne  of  real  estate,  ?10,«^00,424 ;  value  of  |>ersonal 
projH'rtv.  $1,5(>7,765  ;  total  atnount,  .?12,1<)S.1S9.  Total  city  Uw- 
ation,  §1.85  on  each  $100. 


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1875 — Value  dl'  real  estate,  SlOj^lJol  ;  value  ot"  j)ersoiial 
|>roi)erty,  $2,Gi)7,270  ;  total  amount,  18,148, 121.  Total  city  tax- 
ation, 81. So  on  eaeh  $100. 

187G — Value  of  real  estate,  .*j8,4()0,207  ;  value  of  personal 
propertv,  $1,728,756;  total  amount,  §10,128,963.  Total  city  tax- 
ation. S2  on  eaeh.SlOO. 

It  will  lie  seen  that  the  assessment  of  real  estate  lorthe  last  year 
was  about  tiro  million  dollars  less  than  eaeh  previous  year  named. 
This  was  caused  by  a  new  assessment  which  reduced  the  taxable 
valuable  ol"  projierty  in  accordance  with  its  sreneral  depreciation 
throuii'hout  the  country  on  account  of  the  "hard  times."'  The  dif- 
(erenee  in  the  assessment  of  personal  jiroperty  for  1S75  and  187(1 
was  partly  caused  by  general  depreciation  of  value,  and  partly  by  a 
ditlerent  mode  of  taxing  merchants  aiul  manudicturers. 


THE  ORPHAN  ASYLUMS  OF  NORFOLK. 

lUUKF   HISTORY  OF  TllinU  ORGANIZATION THOSE  WHO  CARE  FOR 

THE  HELPLESS  LITTLE  ONES. 

Probably  there  are  no  institutions  in  the  country  that  effect  as 
much  goixl  as  orphan  asylums.  They  save  many  a  helpless  child 
t'rom  idleness,  want,  disgrace,  shame,  misery  and  death,  and  make 
the  characters  of  many  useful  men  and  women.  AVithout  such 
asvluins  society  would  suller,  prisons  and  workhouses  would  be 
fuller,  vice  and  immorality  would  increase,  and  hundreds  of  lives 
woulcl  be  s|)ent  in  wickedness  and  wretchedneas  !  Reader,  when 
asked  to  contribute  your  mite  towards  this  great  and  good  cause, 
pause  and  consider  a  moment  bel()re  you  say  no,  and  thiid<  of  how 
nuich  good  vou  mav  aid  in  accomplishing  1)V  a  simple  act  of  libi'r- 
alitv,      Think  ..fit.' 

nil:  NOUFOLK  FKMALi;  ORPHAN  ASVl.FM. 

Fir.-^t  upon  our  list  of  the  asylums  in  this  city  is  the  institution 
bearing  the  aljove  title.  It  was  organized  in  1804  through  the 
instrumentality  of  Jiishoj)  Francis  Asbury,  who  will  be  remend)ered 
as  "  the  pioneer  IJishoj)  of  Mcthoilism  in  America."  It  was  incor- 
porated by  the  Legislature  in  1811.  Jietween  the  period  t)f  it* 
organi/ation  and  the  year  1861  it  was  kept  up  and  sustained  by 
eontributions  from  the  various  Protestant  ehurelies  of  the  city,  and 
annual  approj)riations  by  the  City  Councils.  In  185i)  the  I^piseo- 
palians,  f()r  reasons  satisfactory  to  themselves,  withdrew  their  sup- 
port from  the  asylum,  and  organized  one  fbrtheir  own  denomination. 
In  1855,  during  the  yellow  fever  scourge,  the  Howard  Associatit.n 
established  an  asylum  here,  which  was  supj)orted  by  said  Asso<'iatiou 
until  1861,  when  it  was  disooutiuued,  and  the  inmates  of  it,  29  in 


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mirnlMT,  w*ro  turnt^l  over  to  the  Nortnlk  Ffni.ile  Apylnm  t<»  l>r 
HUpportod  tlurc  until  each  arrival  ut  the  ajjc  of  18  years,  or  wan 
pri'vi«lf<l  witlj  a  corufortahle  Imine,  Ac. — the  Howard  Aftsociation 
ai:r(i>iii>;  and  solemnly  eoiitnictin<;  to  pay  to  this  a.*«vluin  the  sum  of 
$2,o<i()  jMT  atinutn  lor  its  rnaintainauoe  :ind  tujtjxtrt,  and  this 
luoiuy,  which  is  paid  quarterly,  is  nil  that  the  institution  receives, 
except  iVoin  private  sources.  'I'lie  a.>>ylum  owns  it.<  Imildinp  and  lot, 
situated  corner  Holt  and  Walke  street.*.  The  house  if  adniir.thlv 
.suited  to  the  purpose,  heinp  lar^e  and  well  fitted  uj)  witl>  suitaMe 
furniture,  pts  and  wafer.  The  children  liave  a  good  play  ^;round 
in  the  rear,  and  a  nice  flower  pnrden  on  the  wj*stern  side  of  the 
t)uildin<;.  The  girls  are  taught  the  rudiment*  of  the  English  lan- 
guage, and  are  c^irefully  instructed  in  various  hou-^ehold  and 
domestic  duties.  Number  of  inmates  at  present,  2S  ;  provided 
with  hon)es  in  1876,  4  ;  average  numlxr  on  hand  during  |»ast  live 
yrars,  30;  total  cjired  for  since  foundation,  310. 

The  Asylum  Ofliars — Mrs.  M.  F.  Mallory,  first  directress;  Mrs. 
(leorge  D.  Armstrong,  second  din-f-trt'ss  ;  Mrs.  ,I(dm  PcUts,  Secre- 
tary ;  Mrs.  E.  A.  Hallitt,  Treasurer  ;  Mrs.  Ogden,  matron;  Miss 
N'irginia  Fiveash,  teacher. 

Howard  Association  Roprrsontativcs — \Vm.  T.  Harrison,  (ieorge 
Drummond,  Wm.  H.  Turner  and  \Vm.  I).  Heynolds,  E'^tjg. 

financial  Advisers — John  Peters,  \Vm.  H.  Morris  and  (ieorge 
K.  (lotMlridge,  Ecqs. 

Hoard  of  Managers — Mrs.  Jane  Broughton.  Mrs.  Kader  Hiirc*, 
.Mrs.  Eavette  Jones,  Mrs.  Theo.  Rogers,  Sirs.  C.  E.  Jenkins,  Mrs. 
W  Ham'niill,  Mrs.  Ryland  Capp.s  Mrs.  Alpheus  White.  Mrs. 
Thomas  H.  \Vel)l»,  Mrs.  I.  O.  Gardner.  Mr^.  (Ireave.^.  Miss  Li/./ie 
(Valle,  Mi.ss  Lizzie  Moore. 

Orphans  are  .idmitted  into  tlie  asylum  l>etw<>en  the  ages  <if  one 
and  twelve  years,  regardless  of  the  creed  or  religious  belief  of  their 
relativc-sor  friends. 

TUK    JACKSON    OUrilA.N     A8YLIM. 

This  institution,  managinl  by  representatives  of  the  various  Epi.-*- 
•'opal  churches  of  thecity,  was  organi/etj  and  incorporate^!  in  the  year 
\S')t].  It  had  it.^  origin  in  the  mind,  and  w:uj  named  in  honor  of 
that  truly  noble,  heroic  m.in  of  (lod,  the  Rev.  Wm.  M.  .Iiu^kson. 
a  former  n^etr>r  of  ."^t.  Paul's  Church,  who  fell  a  martyr  to  hi? 
religious  duties,  while  ministering  to  the  want^,  spiritual  and 
temporal,  of  his  flock  and  of  the  c  immunity  at  large,  during  the 
fatal  fever  epidemic  in  1855.  The  .ict  of  incorporation  provider 
that  the  institution  shall  l)e  under  the  control  and  direction  of  a 
pr<>sident  and  seven  managers,  to  Ivclcct*^!  bv  the  trustees  and  suh- 
S4;ribers  to  the  fund  of  the  said  corp<.rfttion,  in  general  meeting 
assembled,  and  who  shall  c.)ntiniie  in  office  until  their  suoocs.'*ors  are 
appointed. 


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A  committee  of  twelve  or  more  ladies  are  elected  by  the  man- 
agers as  a  board  of  visitors  ;  and  the  immediate  care  of  the  asyltini 
is  confided  to  the  matron  appointed  by  the  managers.  Tiie  children 
are  Uiught  in  the  elementary  branches  of  an  English  education, 
and  the  lemale  inmates  in  such  industrial  arts  as  may  be  prosecuted 
within  the  asylum. 

The  payment  of  §50  or  more  at  any  one  time,  or  of  $10  an- 
nually, constitutes  the  subscriber  a  member  of  the  asylum,  and 
entitles  him  or  her  to  participate  in  all  annual  meetings  of  the 
managers  and  trustees.  Children  will  be  received  into  this  institu- 
tion upon  the  rec(mimendation  of  any  two  members  of  the  Board 
of  Visitors,  (with  "onsont  of  the  managers)  or  that  of  either  of  the 
rectors  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Churches  of  Norfolk. 

The  building  is  located  on  Bute  street,  opposite  Granby  street — a 
conii'ortable  house,  well  arranged  and  fitted  up,  and  which  belongs 
to  the  asylum. 

Present  number  of  inmates 16 

Total  cared  for  since  foundation 49 

Number  of  deaths  since  foundation 1 

Otficers  and  Managers — Richard  Dickson,  President;  Captain 
B.  P.  Loyall,  Secretary  and  Treasurer;  Dr.  R.  B.  Tuustall,  Sur- 
geon ;  Mrs.  Mary  Smith,  matron. 

Board  of  Managers  and  Trustees — From  Christ  Church,  Rev.  O.  S. 
Barten,  Richard  Dickson  and  R.  L.  Page,  Esqs.  From  St.  Paul's 
Church,  Rev.  N.  A.  Okeson,  R.  H.  Baker,  and  Wm.  Lamb,  Esqs. 
From  St.  Luke's  Church,  Rev.  John  B.  Newton,  and  Walter  H. 
Taylor.  Esq. 

Board  of  Visitors — Mrs.  James  Cornick,  Mrs.  Marshall  Parke, 
Miss  Martha  Rowland,  Mrs.  E.  Rose,  Mrs.  Robert  P].Tavlor,  ^[rs. 
S.  W.  Sheffield,  Mrs.  J.  S.  Millson,  Mrs.  V.  D.  Groner,  Mrs.  Kate 
McClean,  Mrs.  Charles  Drummond,  Mrs.  John  Goode,  Mrs.  M.  W. 
Jarvis,  Miss  Carrie  Tunstall,  Mrs.  C.  W.  Grandy. 

Committees  selected  from  the  above  list  of  visitors  keep  strict 
watch  over  the  condition  and  welfare  of  the  children,  with  the  as- 
sistance of  the  matron.  The  institution  is  well  sustained  by  the 
Episcopalians  of  the  city,  and  they  deserve  great  credit  for  th« 
good  they  are  doing  in  this  great  cause. 

ST.  Mary's  orphan  asylum 
is  lo("ated  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Mariner  and  Chapel  streets, 
with  a  front  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-eight  feet  and  running 
back  seven  hundre<l  feet.  This  property,  formerly  owned  i)y  the 
late  J.  Marsden  Smith,  was  purchased  by  the  Sisters  of  Charitv 
during  the  war  in  18l)4,  with  funds  raised  at  a  fair  which  was  held 
for  that  purpo.se.  It  is  now  the  home  of  the  orphans — the  house 
on  Fenchurch  street,  formerly  their  dwelling,  being  used  exclusive- 
ly as  a  select  school,  under  charge  of  the  sisters. 


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I'Ik-  S(.  Man  m  A»ylijiij  was  otaMisliiil  in  iIk-  year  I8"J7,  throa<rfi 
till'  ii»iuiiti<»iii  »•,  cliirlly,  of  Mrs.  Aiiii  Il»'in»ii,  :iii«l  of  Mr.  TlionKis 
M<ir.in.  At  a  latrr  )>tri«Hl,  lS45,  MUs  Aim  1*.  li.  lIt*rron,  nietv 
i>r  Mi>.  IIi'rr<m,  lK«-.iriU' it>  |uiiui|ial  lH'iur}»«i«»r,  SiiMv  that  time 
till'  asylum  has  Ixfii  Mijijiorinl  ^ohly  hy  thf  nvcime  <l«rivwl  fnun 
Si.  .Marv's  .^(  I<<-t  S-h«ntl,  ami  llic  aiiiiiial  privatt*  omtril»iiti«iiist»l"  a 
liw  kiiul-htartfil  and  U-ni'Volent  suh>>«rilH'rs.  It  is  manaptl  an<l 
f-outrollnl  hy  ilif  Si^>lt'rs  «>f  Charity,  six  in  numlHr.  During  ihr 
past  lour  (ltH-a(h-s  of  years  th-s  institution  h:Ls  rtteivi**!  antl  rtarwl 
imntlriils  of  htlpU-ss  litlU-  ones  l)fh)ni;inj;  to  our  rity.  Of  tho 
orphans  nia«h'  hy  the  yeUow  fevi-r  ah>ne  in  l^^o"»,  it  rereivtHl  an<l 
t«ln(-ate*l  fn)m  fifteen  to  twenty.  During  the  past  five  years  the 
average  nnnjl)er  of  orphans  has  hivn  thirl  v-five.  Ki;.:ht  were  pla<-e(I 
out,  ami  twelve  reei'ivetl  into  the  asyhun  tlurin^  the  year  1H7(). 
At  iirexnt  tiie  numU-r  of«»rphans  in  the  institution  Is  thirty.  Si>- 
tcr  Mary  Alice,  the  iSister  Superior  in  ehar^e,  has  faithfully 
ilfvotetl  hers<.-lf  to  the  care  ot"  these  orphans,  ami  ha>,  a>  the  princi- 
pal •  lireelri'ss  (tf  the  institution,  al»ly  and  suei\'ssfidly   manage*!  it. 

We  know  of  no  cause  that  is  more  worthy  of  sup|>ori  than  that 
ol"  earing  for  the  orphans.  It  eomujcmls  it>elt"  to  every  thinking  man 
and  woman  in  the  land,  particularly  tothoM-  who  arc  the  followirs  of 
Ilim  who  Slid  :  *'  SulU-r  little  childn-n  to  c<ime  unto  me,  and  for- 
l)id  I  hem  imt  :    for  of  SUch  Li  tlie  KiugdoU)  of  Hi  avi'M."* 


^1 .  viN(  i:n  1   UK  I'Ai  L  ii<  '>ri  1" AL. 

AN     IMlnUTANT    AND     ISKFII-    INSTITfTIoN, 

This  hospital  is  located  on  WcxkI  strivt,  extending  from  Church, 
nearly  to  Chajx'l  stri-et.  The  lot  (x-cupies  alK)Ut  tw(»  acres  of 
gn»und,  heiuitiftdly  laiil  oil".  This  pn>|M.rtv  w:is  f  trmerly  thj' 
rcsidenei- of  Mr.  Walter  nerron,a  nativeof  Inland, who  Ix^picathe*! 
tht  property  to  his  nitve  and  adopti>«l  daughter,  .Mi^*-  Ami  llcrron 
Behan,  known  as  Ann  Ilerron. 

Mi>s  Ilerron  dic<l  in  1 S '),■),  and  left  her  entire  e>tat*'.-  to  h«'r 
brother,  James  Ilerron  liehan,  who  •::ime  to  Norfolk  from  In-land 
in  1S-JI>,  and  Iive<l  hen*  with  bis  uncle  until  isdl,  when  he  went 
to  Kngland,  on  att^Mint  of  the  war.  Previous  to  his  «leparture  for 
Europe  ln>  made  his  will  (one  of  the  most  remarkable  d<xMUuents 
ever  n«e»>nle«l  in  this  State)  an<l  apjiointed  Anlil>i-ho|)  Hughes,  of 
New  York,  and  Hight  Hev.  Bishop  M<-(iill.  ol  Richmond,  as  the 
exeetitors  of  the  sime.  In  that  will  this  projK^rty  was  left  to  the 
St.  \'inoent  de  Paul  Hospital,  which  wan  then  in  existentx*  as  a 
charity  home.  The  will  w;is  dat<Hl  April  lOth,  1S(J(I,  and  Mr. 
IWhan  die<l  in  LiverjKKjl  April  '2'2*\,  KsG-4.     After  the  war  the  will 


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xras  adinittod  to  rccon'i  in  our  rlt>rk's  oflico,  and  the  liospital 
trustees  received  the  title  to  the  property,  which  they  now  hold. 

This  excellent  institution  is  mauaj^ed  by  the  Sisters  of"  Charity, 
usual Iv  about  liitcen  in  imniber,  under  the  direct  control  of 

SI8TEU    ISADOKE, 

the  Sister  Su[)erior  in  charge,  who  devotes  tlu!  best  (■ner<i:y  of 
her  nature  and  the  rare  talents  which  God  has  i^ivini  her,  to  the 
good  cause  for  which  the  hospital  was  instituted.  The  building 
contains  twenty  first-class  private  rooms,  three  large  wards  for  white 
males,  and  one  for  females.  A  separate  house  in  tlie  rear  of  the 
main  building  is  comfortably  fitted  up  for  the  reception  of  colored 
patients  and  contains  four  wards. 

Private  patients  are  furnished  with  rooms  at  prices  ranging  from 
^10  to  'S20  per  week,  which  iii'-lndes  all  medicines, s|)ecial  nourish- 
ments, ttc.  Dr.  Thomas  B.  Ward  is  the  physician  in  charge,  but 
private  patients  caji  emj)loy  any  physician  they  may  desiix^.  The 
number  of  patients  in  tlie  hospital  January  1st,  187G,  to-wit  :  Pri- 
vate patients,  14;  ward  patients,  51  ;  charity  ])aLients,  *23  ;  total,  88. 
Admitted  during  187(j  :  Private  patients,  161  ;  ward  patients,  413; 
charity,  72;  total,  646.  Number  treated  during  1876,  734.  Died 
during  the  year,  23  ;  discharged  during  the  year,  635  ;  total,  658. 
In  hospital  January  ist,  1877,  76. 

Since  1866,  the  Sisters  have  added  a  beaut  Ail  wing  and  a  Man- 
sard roof  to  the  orginal  building,  and  have  so  improved  the  entire 
premises  as  to  make  it  one  of  the  handsomest  places  of  the  kind  in 
the  State.  It  is  acknowledged  to  be  a  very  useful  and  important 
institution,  and  is  liberally  supported  by  the  patronage  of  tlie  com- 
niunitv  at  larjre. 


MAliUIAGES   IN    1876. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  number  of  marriage  licenses  issued 
from  the  Clerk's  ollicc  in  this  city  tluring  the  year  1876.  Persons 
interoted  in  matrimony  c-an  see  in  what  month  the  most  marrying 
was  done  and  can  govern  themselves  acx'ordiugly  : 


Jatniarv. 
Fel>ru;u-> 
March.; 
April.... 
Mav 


liite. 

ClorPfl. 

Total. 

9 

5 

14 

17 

5 

22 

7 

4 

11 

11 

11 

22 

9 

5 

14 

i> 

7 

16 

June 

July 8  5  13 

Auffust     6  5  11 


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rill-  St.  .M:ir\  M  A-\  lini»  \va.s  f>tal>lislKtl  in  iIk-  yi-ar  IS.'JT,  tlirou«r{» 
llir  iniiiiifirriKT,  cliirtly,  (jfMr^.  Aim  lIiTrou,  ainl  of  Mr.  Thoinu^ 
MoniM.  .\l  a  latM-  pi'iitKl,  I.S15,  MUs  Ann  J*,  li.  Iltrmn,  nit'<i- 
nt'Mi>.  llt'rron,  lut-.iinf  it-.  |>rin<i|ial  ln'iidiK-tor.  Since  that  time 
till-  a^ylnni  lias  iKtii  Mi|i|ti>i  i.  «l  ^u|^  ly  l.y  tliu  nvtime  cli-rivwl  fntin 
St.  Mary's  St  l<«t  SIkuiI,  and  tlir  animal  |irivatr  iHmtriltulionsur  a 
li  w  liiiHl-litartnl  and  Uiicvolfnt  snl*s  liUrs.  Il  is  manaj:*'*!  and 
i-ontiolliil  l)y  the- Si>iiis  of  ('liarity,  si,\  in  nimilnr.  Diirini;  llw 
jiast  liiur  dtt"a«lfs  of  years  tlrs  institntion  Ii:ls  rtfeivt**!  and  rrarttl 
Immlrnl-s  *A'  liflj»les.s  littli*  ones  helonj^iiij;  l«»  nnr  eity.  ( )1"  the 
•  •r|»liaiis  niadi-  by  the  yellow  lever  alone  in  1«5"»,  it  reeeive<l  an«l 
idut-ateil  I'runi  filUen  to  twenty.  Dtirinj;  the  |>a.st  live  years  the 
average  nninher ot'orplians  ha.s  luvn  tliii ty-iive.  Ki«;ht  were  pla'txl 
luit,  ami  twelve  rt'eeivtd  Into  the  asylum  during  the  ye:ir  1H7(J. 
At  |iri-.H'nt  the  nninU'r  ot'orjthans  in  the  in-litntion  Is  thirty.  Sis- 
ter Mary  Aliee,  the  Sister  Sn|ti'rior  in  eliarjre.  has  raitlifnlly 
devdttil  hersili'to  the  care  of  the.-e  nrphans,  and  has,  as  the  princi- 
pal dire<-tress  of  the  institution,  aldy  and  suetvssfnlly   inanay:^'*!  it. 

We  Unnw  of  no  <-anse  that  is  more  worthy  of  snp|»ort  than  that 
of  caring  for  the  orphans.  It  coininends  itselt'  to  everv  thinUinj;  man 
and  woman  in  the  land,  parlicniarlv  tothon-  wlmarethe  fitlhiwers  ol' 
Iliiii  who  said  :     "  Snllir  little  «liil<lren   to  coim-  nnto  me,  and  for- 

l»id   tiieli>   liol  :    for  of  siieli    i>  the    Kiinxdom  ot"  Hiav.M." 


>>!.  viN<  i:.\  I   i>i:  I'Ai  L  IK  »n  r  \L. 


AN     IMIoi:TANr     AM>     IsKFri,    I NSTI  ft  -l  I<>N . 

This  hospital  is  located  on  \Vo<k1  .stni't,  ixtendim:  from  C'imnh, 
nearly  to  C"ha|H'l  street.  The  lot  (K'cnpie.s  aUmt  two  acres  «>f 
^ronnd,  l»e:mtifnlly  laid  off.  This  pro|Krtv  w;us  firmerly  the 
residence  ol"  .Mr.  Walter  Herron,a  native  ol"  Ireland, who  IxHineatlu-d 
till  property  to  his  niece  and  adoptol  daughter,  MIn"  .Vnn  Herron 
Helian,   known  as  .\nn  Herron. 

Miss  Herron  dl<-<l  in  iSoo,  and  left  her  entire  cstatt-s  to  Iht 
brother,  .Ianie>  Herron  IJehaii,  who  Kime  to  N«>ifolk  from  Ireland 
in  lsii!»,  and  liveti  heri'  with  his  nncle  nntil  iStJI,  when  he  went 
to  Kiij^land,  on  aceonnt  of  the  war.  Previous  Ut  his  <lepartnre  for 
Knrope  he  made  his  will  (one  of  the  most  remarkable  d«xMiments 
ever  rn-onlMl  in  this  State)  and  appointe*!  AreliIti>hop  Hnj^hes,  of 
New  York,  and  Ki^iht  Kev.  Hisliop  Mi-tiill.of  Richmond,  a.s  the 
exo'iitiirs  of  the  same.  In  that  will  this  property  was  left  to  the 
St.  N'im^-nt  de  Paul  Hospital,  which  was  then  in  existence  as  a 
charity  home.  The  will  w.us  <lat<«<i  April  KUh,  l.S<»(>,  and  Mr. 
liehan  die<l  in  LiverjKHjl  April  22A,  iSGt.     After  the  war  the  will 


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WAS  admitted  to  recon?  in  our  clerk's  oflico,  and  the  liosjiital 
trustees  received  the  title  to  the  j)roi)erty,  which  they  now  hold. 

This  excellent  institution  is  nuina<;ed  by  the  Sisters  of  Charity, 
iisuallv  about  litteen  in  nnnil)er,  under  the  direct  control  of 

SISTKU    ISADORK, 

the  Sister  Sn|)erior  in  clKii'ge,  who  devotes  the  best  ener<;y  of 
her  nature  and  the  rare  talents  wliich  God  has  given  her,  to  the 
j^ood  cause  for  which  the  hospital  was  instituted.  The  buihling 
contains  twenty  first-class  private  rooms,  three  large  wards  for  white 
males,  and  one  for  females.  A  separate  house  in  the  rear  of  the 
main  building  is  comtbrtably  fitted  up  for  the  reception  of  colored 
[>atiiMits  and  contains  four  wards. 

Private  ])atients  are  furnished  with  rooms  at  ])rices  ranging  from 
$\0  to  'S-0  i)er  week,  which  iu'-ludes  all  medicines, special  nourish- 
ments, etc.  Dr.  Thomas  B.  Ward  is  the  physician  in  charge,  but 
private  patients  caJi  em|)loy  any  physician  tliey  may  desire.  The 
number  of  ))atients  in  tlie  hospital  Januiiry  1st,  ISTG,  to-wit  :  Pri- 
vate jKitients,  14;  ward  patients,  51  ;  charity  patients,  23  ;  total,  88. 
Admitted  during  187G  :  Private  j)atients,  161  ;  ward  patients,  413; 
eharity,  72;  total,  646.  Number  treated  during  1876,  734.  Died 
<luring  the  year,  23  ;  discharged  during  the  year,  635  ;  total,  658. 
In  hospital  Jamuiry  1st,  1877,  76. 

Since  1866,  the  Sisters  have  added  a  beautful  wing  and  a  Man- 
sard roof  to  the  orginal  building,  and  have  so  improved  the  entire 
premises  as  to  make  it  one  of  the  handsomest  places  of  the  kind  in 
the  State.  It  is  acknowledged  to  be  a  very  useful  aud  important 
institution,  and  is  liberally  suj)[)orted  by  the  patronage  of  tiie  com- 
inunitv  at  large. 


MAIilUAGES   IN   1876. 

The  l()lltnving  is  a  list  of  thcnuml)cr  of  marriage  licenses  issued 
from  the  Clerk's  oflice  in  this  city  during  the  year  1876.  Persons 
interested  in  matrimony  can  see  in  what  montli  the  most  marrying 
was  done  and  can  govern  themselves  accordingly  : 

White. 

Januarv 9 

Fcl)niarv .17 

Man-h.; 7 

April 11 

Mav 0 

Ju.u- !> 

July 8 

Auirust     6 


Colored. 

Total. 

5 

14 

5 

22 

1 

11 

11 

22 

5 

14 

7 

16 

5 

13 

5 

11 

228 

S*>ptoml.er ft  5  10 

Oi-toU-r  H  6  l-i 

Novftnl)or              .                          9  J<  is 

Dpct-rnlxT                                            l/j  12  'J7 

Totals 113  79  192 

The  y(Hini:''st  bride's  rifrc,  IT)  years;  oldest,  G'l   vears  ;   voungeist 

groom's  a j;e,  1  7  years  ;   oldest,  74  vears. 

[The  alhfve  is  not  ini[)ortant,  Itut   we  insert  it  to   i^ive  variety  to 

the  contents  of  tins   volunit'.      It   will  l»e    interejJliri^'  an    hundred 

yean   hence  J. 


THK  MAYORS  OF  NOliFOJ.K. 

TMKIH  NAMh>,  TIMK    OF    KLKCTln.N   AND  TKItMH    OK    8ERVICK. 

It  may  prove  interestinjy  to  {>re>erve  the  following  list  of  the 
Mayors  of  Norfolk,  from  the  date  of  the  original  eharter  of  the 
Borough  to  the  [inscnt  time — 1S77: 

First  Mayor  wa>-  Sjimiiel  Housh,  appointed  by  the  charter  of  the 
Borough  under  date  of  September  15th,  17.'i«),  in  the  tenth  vear  of 
the  reign  ot'  King  (Jeorge  II.  Mayor  Boush  dii^l  in  le>s  than  two 
months  after  his  appointment  to  the  ofliee. 

Se<ond  Mayor  w:us  Geo.  Newton,  eleote<l  by  the  Council  Novem- 
b«'r  ISth,  17.'JiJ,  and  served  seven  months. 

Thinl  May<»r  w;is  John  Hutchings,  Ew].,  eliHTted  by  the  Council 
June  L'lth,  1737,  and  served  one  year. 

Fourth  Mayor  wjis  RolxTt  Tucker,  electo<I  June  21th,  1738, and 
•erve<l  one  vear. 

l-'ifth  Mayor  was  John  Taylor.  el«-«Med  June  2.')th,  1739.  and 
•erv»><l  one  ytar. 

Si.xth  Mayor  wjia  Samuel  Smith,  elected  June  2  Uh,  1  7  10,  and 
•erved  one  year. 

S'venth  Mayor  wa«  Jo.«<iah  Smith,  elected  June  21st,  1711,  and 
•erve<l  one  ye:»r. 

Fighlh  Mayor  was  (u'o.  Newton  (second  term),  electetl  Jun<  2  1th, 
1742,  and  scrve<l  one  ye:ir. 

Ninth  Mayor  wjts  John  Hutchings  (.'«^X)nd  term),  elected  June 
24th,  1743,  and  H«^rve<l  one  year. 

Tenth  Mayor  was  John  Taylor  (»eoond  term),  elected  June  2r)th, 
1744,  and  serve<l  al^iut  five  months. 

Kleventh  Mayor  was  John  Phripp,  elected  November  14th,  1744, 
•nd  scrveil  nineti'on  months. 

Twelt'th  Mayor  wa«  Edward  Fugh,  elected  June  24th,  1746,  and 
»<jrve<l  one  vear. 


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Tliirtcciitli  M;i\(>r  was  TIioiikis  Ncwlon,  cIccIchI  .Iuiic  2  Itli,  17  17, 
and  served  one  year. 

Foiirtoenth  flavor  was  Jcliii  Tucker,  elected  .liiiic  24tli,  17  IS, 
and  served  one  year. 

Filti'entli  Mayor  was  Robert  Tueker  (second  term),  elected  June, 
17-19,  and  served  one  year. 

Sixteenth  Mayor  was  Durham  Hall,  elected  dune,  1 700,  and 
berved  seven  months. 

Seventeenth  Mayor  was  Wilson  ^^'ewton,  elected  January,  1751, 
nnd  served  seventeen  months. 

Eiirhteenth  Mayor  was  Christopher  Perkins,  elected  June,  17r)2, 
and  served  nine  months. 

Nineteenth  Mayor  was  Josiah  Smith  (second  term),  ele(^ted 
March,  1753,  and  served  fifteen  months. 

Twentieth  Mayor  was  Georjie  Ahyvou,  elected  June  21th,  1751, 
and  served  eiyht  months. 

Twenty-Hrst  Mayor  was  John  Ilutehings  (third  term),  elected 
February,  1755,  and  served  four  months. 

Twenty-Second  Mavor  was  Richard  Kelsiek,  elected  June,  1755, 
and  served  one  year. 

Twenty-third  Mayor  was  Josiah  Smith  (third  term),  elected 
June,  175(j,  and  served  one  year. 

Twenty-fourth  Mayor  was  John  Rhripj)  (second  term  ),  elected 
June,  1757,  and  served  one  year. 

Twenty-fifth  Mayor  was  John  'J'ueker  (second  term),  elected 
June,  1758,  and  served  one  year. 

Twentv-sixth  Mayor  was  Robert  Tueker  (third  term),  elected 
June,  1759,  and  served  one  year. 

Twenty-seventh  Mayor  was  Wilson  Newton  (second  term)  elected 
June,  170(1,  and  served  one  year. 

Twenty-eiiihth  Mayor  W'as  Ciiristoplier  I'erkins  (seeoml  term), 
elected  June,  17G1,  and  served  one  year. 

TweiUy-ninth  Mayor  was  Paul  I^oyall,  elected  June,  17t)2; 
•ervcnl  one  year. 

Thirtieth  Mayt)r  was  Archibald  Canipbell,  elected  June,  lHy.l ; 
aerved  one  year. 

Thirty-first  Mayor  wa>  Lew  i^  Ilaii-fi.rd,  elected  June,  17(il; 
served  one  year. 

Thirty-second  Mayor  was  Maximillian  Calvert,  ele<-ted  June, 
1 7(55  ;  served  one  year. 

Thirty-thinl  Mayor  wjis  James  Taylor,  i  leeted  June,  17()(); 
served  one  yeiir. 

Thirty-fourth  Mayor  was  (ieo.  Al»yvou,  i-econd  term),  elected 
June,  17()7  ;  served  one  year. 

Thirty-fifth  Mavor  was  Cornelius  Calvert,  electeil  rlune,  1  7*J8  ; 
terved  cue  year. 


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Thirty-sixlli  Mayor  was  Maximilliaii  Calvert,  (sotvml  (trniV 
elit'ti*tl  .Imie,  17(JI' :  scrvtil  oin'  year, 

Thirty-!*eventli  Mayor  wx-;  C'liarK'.->  Tlji»ina<,  eleeted  .Imie,  177"'  ; 
servcnl  line  year. 

Tliirty-eij^litli  Mayor  \v:i.«i  Cleo.  Ahyvoii,  (third  terin),elefle»l  .Iiinc. 
1771  ;  KTVetl  one  year. 

'riiirty-uinth  .NIayor  \va<  I'aiil  Loyal).  I>m<oii(1  term),  electetl 
.luiie,  177'J    srrvi'd  one  year. 

F<»rtittli  Mayor  was  Charles  Thomas,  (second  term),  elected 
.lune,  177.>;  served  one  yrar. 

Forty-lirst  Mayor  was  (ieor^xe  Ahyvon  (fourth  term),  ekx'te*! 
June,  177  I  ;  >ervfd  one  year. 

Forty— ee.)n«l  Mayor  was  Paul  Loyall  (third  term),  elwtwl  Jiuje, 
177').  The  reeords  do  not  show  how  long  Mayor  L«)yall  servetl ; 
they  show,  however,  that  the 

Forty-third  Mayor  was  James  Taylor  (second  term),  who*'  term 
expired  .lune,  1778. 

Forty-fourth  Mayor  wa>  (Virihlius  Calvert  (seeoml  term )  i-hi-twl 
June,  1778;  serve<l  one  yi-jir. 

F«»rty-tirth  Mayt>r  was  George  Ahyvon  (tifth  term),  elected  June, 
177I> ;  ser\-e<l  one  year. 

Forty-sixth  .Mayor  wasThoniiL-*  Newton,  Jr.,  oIe<'teil  June,  1780. 
On  account  orinva^ion  hesirved  seventiN'u  months. 

Forty-seventh  Mayor  was  Paul  Loyall  (fourth  term),  ekvted 
Novend>cr,  1781  ;  served  .•^cven  months. 

Forty-eighth  .Mayor  was  Ja  nes  Taylor  (third  lcrm\  chxHtNl 
June,  1782;  served  one  year. 

Forth-ninth  .Mayor  was  (uv.rgc  Kelly,  ele«t».l  Jinie,  178.)  ; 
scrve<l  one  year. 

Fiftieth  Niayor  was  RuIh  rt  Taylor,  cle«tid  June.  17sl-,  s.  rvcd 
one  year. 

Fifiy  lii-st  Mayor  wa-^  Cary  II.  II  msford  (the  fu-t  .Mayor  that 
had  a  middle  name),  elected  June,  1785  ;  .serve<l  one  year. 

Fifty  sc<"o  d  Mayor  was  Thomas  Newton  Jr.  (se<'ond  tern)), 
fli"«'teil  Jun«',  17s(J  ;  scrvetl  one  y«':ir. 

Fifty-thinl  Mayor  was  Ik-njamin  Pollard,  electtxi  Junr.  I7s7; 
Bcrvcil  one  yc.ir. 

Fifty-fourth  .Mayor  \va'*Gc<irge  Kelly  (second  term),  elect<'d  June 
1788.  Si^rveil  one  y<ar,  and  wa^*  the  hist  Nfayor  that  presitled  over 
the  ( "ommon  Council.  On  the  0th  of  August,  1788,  the  Common 
Coiiiicil  was  pre^idc«i  (»ver  for  the  first  time  by  its  first  Pre>i<l<nt. 
Ki'hard  !*'.  I^'c,  Ksq.  A  court  of  aldermen  was  then  e^taliii-^hcil 
nnti  I  he  Mayor  prc^ide^l  over  it,  and  was  thereaUcr  cle»"tetl  by  the 
ahlennen. 

Filty -fifth  Mayor  was  K..lw,t    Tivl-.r^;. nd  t-nn),  elccletl  June. 

1 789  ;  scrve<i  one  year. 


Fit'tv-sixtli  Mayor  was  .laints  Taylor  (fourth  tenn),  elected  Juno, 
1790  ;  served  one  year. 

Filty-seventh  Miiyor  wasJolui  Housh,  eleeted  .Iiuie,  1791  ;  served 
four  months. 

Htty-eiii:hth  Mayor  was  C'ary  II.  Ilanstbrd  (secoiul  term),  elect- 
ed  Oi-tohcr,  1791  ;  serveil  ei<iht  months. 

Filty-nintii  .Mayor  was  Thomas  Xewton,  Jr.,  (third  term),  eleet- 
o<l  June,  1792;  served  ten  months. 

Sixtieth  Mayor  was  Robert  Taylor  (third  term),  elected  April, 
1793;  served  one  year. 

JSixty-first  Mayor  was  Thomas  Xewton,  Jr.,  (fourth  term),  eleet- 
txl  April,  1791;   served  two  months. 

Sixty-second  Mayor  was  James  Kainsay,  elected  June,  1794; 
served  one  year. 

Sixty-third  Mayor  was  Seth  Foster,  elected  June,  1795;  served 
one  year. 

Sixty-fourth  Mayor  was  Samuel  Moselcy,  elected  June,  179G  ; 
served  one  year. 

Sixty-Hfth  Mayor  was  Geo.  Loyall,  elected  June,  1797;  served 
one  vear. 

Sixty-sixth  Mayor  was  Baylor  Hill,  elected  June,  1798  ;  served 
one  year. 

Sixty-seventh  Mayor  was  John  K.  Read,  elected  June,  1799; 
served  one  yi'ar. 

Sixty-eighth  Mayor  was  Seth  Foster  (second  term),  elected  June, 
1800;  served  eleven  months. 

Sixty-ninth  Mayor  was  John  Cowper,  elected  May,  1801  ;  served 
thirteen  months. 

Seventieth  Mayor  was  \Vm.  \^uiu;lian,  elected  June,  1802  ;  served 
one  year. 

Seventy-first  Mayor  was  Thomas  II.  Parker,  elected  June,  180.H; 
serveil  one  year. 

Seventy-second  Mayor  w;us  .Miles  Kiuiz;,  elected  June,  1804; 
served  one  year. 

Seventy-third  Mayor  was  Luke  Wheeler,  elected  June,  1805; 
served  one  year. 

Seventy-fourth  Mayor  w:ls  Thos.  II.  Parker,  (second  term), 
electe<l  June,  ISOG;  serve<l  one  year. 

Seventy-fifth  Mayor  was  Ridianl  1-].  Lee,  ekn'tcd  .lunc,  1807  ; 
served  one  year. 

Seventy-sixth  Mayor  was  John  F.  Holt,  elected  June,  1808  ; 
served  one  ye-ar. 

Seventh-seventh  Mayor  wa.s  Miles  King  (second  t«'rm),  ele<'tcd 
June,  1809  ;  served  one  year. 

Seventy-eighth  Mayor  was  W'm.  I>.  Lamb,  elected  June,  1810  ; 
served  one  year. 


•2:V2 

St'Vfnty-tiiiith  M.iv<.r  \vu>  Mil<>-  Kim:.  Jr.,  i'l<vt«'<l  Jmic,  ISlI  : 
Hfrvetl  oiu-  vi-ar. 

Ei^^hiii'tli  Mayor  was  Wm.  1>.  I^uiil>  iMifunl  torin),  «'l«;le«l  .Iiin«  . 
isri  ;  scrvtil  iMic  yrar. 

I'ay;lity-lirst  Mavur  was  Mik-s  Kiii;r,  .Jr.,  isti-oml  tonn),  el<«clc«l 
.Iiini',  ISi;{;  MTVt'd  «'li'V«'H  momli.N  aixi  th««u  iVu-il. 

Ki^lily-sif»»ml  Mayor  wa^  W  in.  li.  Laiiil*  (tliii^l  torai),  ekvte«l 
■IiiiH',  1X14  ;  <(rviH|   one  yoar. 

Eighty-thirtl  Mayor  was  .Inlm  K.  II..I1  (swon<l  U-rm),  clecUnl 
■Iimc,  ISI');  srrvf»l  (iiu- yt-ar. 

Eij^lity-fnurtli  Mayor  was  Win.  H.  I^anili  (lourtli  tiTin),  ejtvteil 
.Jiiiu',  ISK)  ;  scrviMl  tij^ht  niuiitlis. 

l''i;^'lity  liltli  Mayor  wa.s  .loliii  K.  Holt  (tliinl  tvrrn  1,  <I«  fteil  Ffl>- 
niary,  1>I7  :  .<t'rvf<l  lour  montli<,  l<*ss  one  «I:tv,  an»l  r«*si;;niil. 

Kiirlity-.sixlli  Mayor  was  .laimvs  Taylor,  eKittd  L'.i»l<lay  «tf  .Iiim-, 
islT,  .served  one  day  and  resigned.  (TUv  resignation  of  Mayt>r 
Holt  one  day  Iwlorc  lii.s  term  e.vpintl,  made  liiin  eli;;il)le  to  tlie  of- 
tieo  lor  the  snceetNlinj;  term.) 

Ei^rlity-soventh  Mayor  was  .lolin  1!.  lloli  doiirili  term  ,  eleetetl 
•lime  *J  Itli  (re;;nlar  «*leetion  day  I,  iSlT  ;  serve*  1  «»ne  year  less  one  day. 

Eiulity-eiiihtli  Mayor  was  John  Tahh,  ehrte<i  June  23d,  18hS  ; 
served  one  <hiy. 

Eiglity-ninth  .Mayor  was  John  K.  Holt  diliii  term),  elwted  June 
■JIth,  1S18:  servinl  one  year  le^-s  one  day. 

Ninetieth  Mayor  wa.s  Wright  Stuthjr>>tt', ele<-te«l  June  'J.'iil,  ISIU. 
^.lu\  served  one  day. 

Nimty-lirst  Mayor  was  John  K.  Holt  (si.xth  term),  elccte«l  June 
Jlth,  18li>;  .serve* I  one  year. 

Ninety-.see<»nd  Mayttr  was  Wright  Snithjpjte  (.seoond  term), 
.  leeted  June,  1S20;  served  two  davs  and  resigne<l. 

Niiu'ty-third  Mayor  was  John  K.  HtJt  ({•eventh  term),  elect ihI 
Jun«'  iMith,  1820;  served  one  year. 

Ninety-fojirth  Mayor  wa.^  (i<M»rge  W.  Camj»,eU><ted  June,  1H21  : 
si-rved  three  clays  and  n'>*igncd. 

Ninety-lillh  Mayor  wa.s  .Ir.lm  K.  Ilnli  (eighth  linn),  eleeted  June 
■JTth,  1H21  ;  servetl  one  year. 

Ninety-hixlh  Mayor  w;ts  John  Tahh  \^.siH-«ind  t<'rm),  elccteil  J..im  . 
1.H22;  .servcnl  four  days. 

Ninctv-sevcnth  May«»r  was  John  K.  Unit  i  ninth  term),  elcctinl 
June  1S22  :  servetl  one  year. 

Ninety-eighth  Mayor  was  Wm.  H.  I^anih  ((ifth  term),  elccteil 
June,  1823  :  serve«l  u  U-w  days  and  n>igne<l. 

Niiuty-niiith  Mayor  was  John  E.  H«'lt.  f<  nth  t<Tm),  ele<-t(Hl 
June,  ls2.'i;  scrviil  one  ye:ir. 

One  hundrutlth    Mayor  was  Wm.  .\       \.,,  -,  .,|    .l..i,.I  .In,,, 
1824  ;  servoci  a  few  days  and  rc!<igne<l. 


Olio  hundred  and  tir-t  Mayor  was  dohii  K.  I  lolt,  (I'lcVfiith  term), 
elfctod  .Ium>,  ls2t;  served  one  year. 

Oiu-  lumdreri  and  seeond  Mayor  \va<  .l(diii  I'al)!"  ( tliii'd  term), 
elected  June,  l<S2o;  servi'd  three  days  and  i-esioiied. 

One  hundred  and  third  Mayor  \va-  Jo!in  K.  Holt(t\veltih  term), 
eloetod  June,  1825  ;  served  one  year. 

One  hundre<l  and  fourth  Mayor  was  Isaac  Talhot,  eh-cted  June, 
1«S2()  ;  served  five  days. 

One  hundred  and  Htth  Afayor  was  John  K.  Holt  (thirteenth 
term),  eU'cted  June,  182G  ;  served  one  year. 

One  hundred  and  sixth  Mayor  was  Daniel  ('.  Harraud,  elected 
June,  1827;  served  three  days. 

One  hundretl  and  seventh  Mayor  was  John  K.  iloU  (fourtec  iitii 
term),  elected  June,  1827;  served  one  year. 

One  hundred  and  ei^fhth  Mayor  was  Georii^e  T.  Kiamon,  elected 
June,  1828  ;  .served  four  days. 

One  hundred  and  ninth  Mayor  was  John  K.  Holt,  (lifteenth 
term),  elected  June,  1828  ;  s(>rved  one  year. 

One  hundred  and  tenth  Mavor  was  Thonsa-  \\  illiamson,  elected 
June,  1829;  .'^crved  two  days. 

One  hunilred  and  eleventh  May(U-  was  John  K.  Holt  (sixteenth 
term),  elected  June,  182U  ;  served  one  year. 

One  hundred  and  twelfth  Mayor  was  Giles  B.  Cook,  elected 
June,  1880  ;  served  ten  da\s. 

One  hundred  and  thirteenth  Mayor  was  John  Iv  Holt  (seven- 
teenth term),  elected  July,  1830;  .-erved  eleven   months. 

One  hundred  and  fourteenth  Mayor  was  Wrii^ht  Southiiate  (thinl 
term),  elected  June,  1831  ;  served  ten  days. 

One  hundred  fifteenth  Mayor  was  John  E.  Holt  (eiuhteenth  term) 
ekrted  July,  1831  :  served  eleven  months. 

One  hundred  and  sixteenth  Mayor  was  also  Joim  Iv  Holt  (nine- 
teenth term).  Xo  record  of  any  interveniiiix  cKction.  He  died  in 
ollice  October  12th,  1832. 

One  hundred  and  seventeenth  Mayor  was  Miles  lvin<,Mthird 
term),  elected  October,  1832  ;  scrveil  till  .lune,  1843  (i-harter  amend- 
ed), at  which  time  he  was  deleatcd  before  the  people 

One  hundred  and  ei<j;hteenth  >rayi>rwas  W.  D.  Delaney,  elected 
June,  1843;  served  till  June,   1851. 

One  hnndre<l  and  nineteenth  Mayor  was  Simon  S.  Stubl)s,  elected 
June,  1851  ;  served  two  years. 

One  hundred  and  twentieth  .Mayor  was  Hunter  W'oodis,  elecleti 
June,  1853  ;  served  one  year. 

One  hundred  and  twenty-fii-st  Mayor  was  Simon  S.  Stublw 
(second  term),  elected  June,  1854  ;  served  one  year. 

One  hundred  and  twenty-second  Mayor  was  Hunter  W'oodis 
(second  term),  elected  June,  1.S55,  and  die<l  in  ollice  in  the  fall  of 
liiime  vear,  a  victim  ol"the  vellow  lever. 


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One  ii(iii(ln-<l  and  twcjity-third  Mayor  \v:l^  Kzra  T.  JSuruin(r>. 
wlio  wx-i  cU-v-ttHl  ami  tiualiliitl  NnVfiiilMT  liGtli,  iSoO,  anil  mtvi*! 
8cv('n  months. 

One  InuKlrttl  anil  tw.iity-liiiiitli  .Ma\i»i\vas  Kinlcv  1"'.  Ffi  .rii^«>ii. 
•  Intiil  .hint',  iHoG;  mtviiI  two  ytai-s. 

Our  jjunilrtil  ami  twiMity-fjI'tli  .\Ia\or  w.i^  Win.  W".  Liuiii. 
cliH-tiil  .Iiini',  IHoS,  al.-M*  ill  l.SG<>  ami  l.S(J2,  ami  \va^  HTvin^  as 
Mavor  wlirn  thr  lJnit^^l  Statis  military  anilioriiic's  entrrt-d  Norfolk 
in  1SG;5.  Ill-  surn-ndi nil  till'  lity  to  Grn.  \V«>;)1,  Uniti^l  Statt-s 
Mililarx  Coinmandi  r  ;  was  atttrwanls  ninovnl  l>y  llii' niililary  : 
\va.-  im|>ri>oi)iil  in  l''orl  Monrx',  and  <nl»»ii|ij('n!lv  nlca-id  andsiMil 
l.a.k  linmr. 

( )nr  liundrt'd  and  t'.vrnty--.i.\tli  Mayor  wa>  \\\n.  II.  Brook.-, 
ulio  si-rviil  from  .Inno,  iStJ.J,  to  a  jM-riivl  in  IHOJ.  Imi  tluir  i-  no 
record  of  tin'  dato  wluMi  In-  wiu^  >n|)i'ri-iiliil. 

( )ni'  Imndnil  and  twrnty-.M-vrnth  Mayor  was  .lanu^r>  L.  li<*lote, 
who  aji|>i'ar>  on  llii'  ni-onls  as  Mavor  in  IStJl,  l>nt  tlu-ic  is  nothini: 
to  -how  how  or  wlirn  hr  InK-amr  Mayor  or  how  lon>;  lu' mtviiI  as 
Miih.  It  is  s|ip|M>-cd  that  hi'  was  a|)|>ointi'd  hy  the  military 
anthoriiies,  who  then  had  char^r  of  thr  city  afl'airs. 

One  hnndrid  and  twenty-eiL;hth  Mayor  was  Thomas  ('.  Talil*. 
I'iei'teil  .Inne,  iStJ.");  was  a|>j»ointi  d  jiidu'r  and  risi^nnl  the  mayor- 
alty May  Sth,  ISOG. 

One  hnndrid  and  I  wcniy-nintii  Mayor  was  Win.  W  .  Land» 
(fonrth  termi,  elcrtfd  l»y  the  Conncilsin  May,  IStWi.  and  ^t■r\l^i 
ont  Mayor  Tahli's  nnexpin-il  term. 

One  hnndrid  and  thirtldh  .Mayor  was  John  l\.  Ludlow,  eleeteil 
.hint',  istid.and  -ervetl  \intil  Manli,  iMis,  whm  he  w:ls  n'movinl 
hy  the  military  anthorilif.-. 

One  hnndred  and  thirty-fii>t  .Mayor  was  I'r.ineis  I)i("ordy.  a|»- 
|H)inted  hy  the  United  Stati>>  military  in  iSdS,  viei>  .lohn  H.  Lud- 
low, removed,  and  served  until  the  "Walker  Couneil  "  was  ap- 
pointed.  He  was  then  i>leete<l  hy  the  said  ( "onmil  to  fill  onl  the 
une.X|»ired  term  to  duly  I-t,  lS7u. 

One  hundnd  and  thirty-seiond  Mayor  wa>  .lohn  W.  Whiti  head. 
who  serveil  from  .Inly,  ISTO,  to  .luly.'l S7*J. 

One  hundretl  and  thirty-third  Mayor  w:u*  John  K.  Ludlow,  who 
K-rv.d  from  July,  l.sT'J,  to  July.  IsTL 

One  hundreil  an<l  (hirty-fourlh  M.iyor  wa-  .lolm  1>.  Whileheml, 
who  s<TVtHl  from  Jidy,  isTI,  to  .Inly.  IsTtl. 

The  one  hundnHl  and  ihirfy-fifth  Mayor,  .lohn  S.  Tucker,  Kmj., 
is  our  |)rt^sent  elVieient  rhiif  mai;i-tnite,  who  sun-ei^leil  to  the  ollief, 
July  l.sf,  iSTi;.  haviiiL'  \^>n  «i'-<-t''l  I'v  th.  M.<.pl.'  in  May,  ISTG 
to  serve  for  t«o  vears. 


235 
MASONRY. 

THE    MASONir    LOIXJKS   OF    NORFOLK — A  BRIEF    HISTORY    OF'DVK 

OLDt:ST    LODGE    IN    THE    UNITED   STATES — LIST 

OF    I'RIvSENT  OFFICERS. 

Xiitions  pass  away,  cmpiivs  docay,  niominionts  of  aiUi<iuity 
tTumhlo  into  dust  ;  the  bat  wiiiirs  its  drowsy  Hit^lit  in  the  palac<'  of 
kings;  the  spider  weaves  its  wch  in  the  eouneil  chaniher  of"  v^cna- 
tors,  and  the  owl  hoots  in  the  angnst  tenipK'  of  th(>  Gods.  FaUen 
mountains  sleep  ujion  the  hosoni  of  the  plains,  green  islands  sink 
into  theenibraee  of  mighty  waters;  the  comet  is  lost  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  worlds,  and  the  sweet  Pleiad  leaves  the  arms  of  her  dear 
sisters  to  wander  as  an  outcast  in  the  boundless  blue  de|)ths  of  ether. 

But  amidst  these  revolutions.  Masonry  still  survives,  and  as  the 
dark  ocean  of  oblivion  sweeps  along  and  engulls  |>assing  events  in 
its  inky  waves,  this  time-honorinl  Order,  standing  boldly  upon  her 
wa+ch  towers  with  lamps  trimmed  and  lights  burning  on  her  sacred 
altars,  unfolds  her  snowy  banners  to  the  breeze  aiid  shouts  amidst 
the  gloom — "  AH  is  well  !  Glory  to  God  in  the  highest!  on  earth, 
peace,  good  will  to  men." 

*•  Time  writes  no  wrinkle  on  her  spotless  brow. 
As  creation's  dawn  beheld  her,  thus  she  is  now." 

"The  Masonic  fraternity  is  an  old  and  honore<]  institution.  Its 
historv,  so  beautifid,  striking,  and  re])lete  with  interest,  takes  us 
back  through  the  ages  of  the  past,  almost  to  the  "  time  whereof  the 
mem<»ry  of  man  runneth  not  to  the  contrary,"  and  establishes  for 
it  a  just  claim  to  great  antiquity.  Masonry — operative  and  s])ecu- 
lativi — alfords  us  many  lessons  of  wisdom  and  instruction — from 
til'' time  of  the  building  of  Solomon's  Temj)le,  down  to  the  present 
period  in  its  history,  the  nuMubers  ot  the  mystic  tie  have  been  l)ound 
together  bv  the  strong  cement  of  brotherly  love  and  charity.  With- 
out making  any  j)arade  of  its  charitable  deeds,  it  has  relieved  (he 
disticss  and  a-su;igcd  the  sorrows  of  scons  and  hundreds  of  the 
needv,  poor,  and  atllieted  ones  on  earth.  Fidelity  to  the  true  prin- 
ciples of  Mas(tnry,  and  a  strict  regard  for  and  adherence  to  its  tenets 
winch  are  worthy  of  all  commendation  and  praise,  will  guarantee  to 
the  Order  imt  oidy  the  res|)ei't  and  love  of  all  good  people,  but 
great  success   in  its  etforts  |()r   the  accomplishment  of"  good." 

The  Masons  of  Norfolk  have  ever  be<'n  zealous  and  active.  The 
zeal  and  energy  with  whu-h  they  grappUd  with  adverse  circum- 
stances in  the  building  of  the  magnirtcent  Temple  which  they  now 
occupy  in  this  city,  was  the  admiration  of"  their  l)rethren  through- 
out the  coimtry.  l)uring  the  raging  of  the  fever  herein  IH.jo,  they 
dispensed  charity  in  a  truly  commendable  manner,  and  th(;souj)- 
house,  which  last  winter    appeased  the   hunger  of  hundreds  of  our 


2'AC, 

KtilfiTiiii;  |MK»r  |MN»nle,  will  Ik*  rciurtnlMTtil  hy  tluMtiniiuuiiitv  :i.«.  an 
liun«>r  to  this  anci<'nt  rnift.  \vln»>t'  charily  I'^tahlishotl  it. 

Th*  n'arr  in  flu"  city,  at  present,  finir  Jihif  I^kIjjcs,  one  Chapter, 
oiH-  ( "uiniMan«lcry  niiW  oim-  Ij<mIi;c  of  iVrlin-tion.  They  all  imtt  al 
ihc  TcnipU',  coriu'r  Fret'ina«»n  ami  Hn'wor  strift.s.  There  i.n  imth- 
iiijij  <>r  >peeialintere<t  c»miie<'te«l  with  the  hl-t<iry  uf  any  of  theiii 
except 

soKI  iil.K   l.nlxiK,  No.    1  . 
which  I-    Im  I1.V..I  !.•  i.r    the<.l.l«-~t   ly<..j<_'e  in  thi-  country,  and  thii* 
e\plain«<l  : 

In  the  lisi  of  rc'jiilar  Lodges  imh1(  r  the  (iraiitl  I^mI^i*  of  St.i- 
lantl,  |trinte<l  in  Ktlinhurirh  in  ITtio,  i>  found  St..lohn'>  I^kIj^c  X<>. 
!  17,  ch:irtertnl  for  Norfolk,  in  \'ir«:inia,  -lun*'  l>t,  1711.  The 
earlv  historv  ot'  .MaM)nry  in  Virginia  i>  inv«tlve<l  in  ol»r^<•nrity  from 
the  |)aiicitv  of  records  ant  I  the  «le.st  ruction  oi'  important  dcMiunenis 
during  the  Tolonial  wai>  ;  but  it  is  estal>li»hc«l  Inyond  all  douht 
that  St.  John's  LiMlire  wa-  first  to  rc<TMv«-  it>  charter.  Other 
li<»d<:»'s  were  >ul)^e<|Ucntly  orir-nii/CMl  at  <liflerent  iK-ritnls  umlcr 
charter."-  derived  from  the  Cirand  Iy«Mlt;ts  of  Kn<:lai.d,  ."Notland  and 
Ireland:  an<l  accordinj^ly,  at  tlu' lK';^inninj;  of  the  iU'Volution  in 
I77»),  we  find  certainly  not  less  than  ei^lit  hnfal  working  I-.odp's. 
After  the  d«'»'lanition  of  war  l>y  the  CV»h»nies  it  U'Ciine  nitsr^Kiry 
tor  their  muinal  henelit  and  protection  to  organize  a  Grand  I><Ml«;e 
of  Virginia,  and  a<-cordini;lv,  after  due  notice-,  the  rf|>rcs4'ntativ»-s 
of  live  of  the  v\)rh{  I^t.lires  met  in  the  town  of  Williamshuri;, 
Mav  <>th,  17~7.  .Mathcw  I'hripp,  lv-f|.,  a  hriirht  Mason  an<l 
d.  voted  patriot,  was  the  Deputy  from  .Norfolk,  ami  w:ls  c<un- 
|dimentcil  in  U-inir  f*h'<"te«l  I'rt'sidenl  of  the  Convention.  Owin^ 
to  th<'  un-ctthMl  condition  of  the  country,  the(ir:ind  L«hI^c  was  not 
foruKillv  institutcil  until  the  i:5th  of  ( ictolxr,  177S,  at  which  time 
.lohn  I'dair,  .Master  of  the  \Villiam-«l)nri:  Lodp-.  was  duly  in*tallc<| 
in  that  town  (trand  ,Ma-tcrof  X'iririnia.  For  iea<ons  now  unknown 
an  interval  of  twelve  ye:»r*  clapn-d  iMt'orc  the  committee  ap|»oint<d 
to  as^-f-rfain  the  a«res  aiul  s<'ttlc  an<l  n't;idatc  tin-  rank  of  the  ns- 
pM  tive  I/o<l;xes,  report*-*!,  when  the  palm  was  awardeil  to  Norfidk. 
Acmrdintilv,  St.  .lohn's  I/^mI^-,  No.  117,  surren«lere<l  it.s  charter  to 
tlie(Iran<l  i/xl;;e  of  Snttland,  and  nHiMvi"!!  in  its  pla<v  one  from  the 
(irand  I/kIiji'  of  Vir;;inia,  under  the  date  ami  title  of  Norfolk 
I^mI^'c.  No.  1,  Octnlwr  2H,  17JHI,  si^Mj<d  l.y  Thomas  Mathews, 
<;rand  Master;  J<»hu  K.  Kend,  Deputy  (irand  .Master;  B.  Wanl, 
( iranti  S'<-n'tary. 

"  This  ancient  au«l  honored  charter  is*  still  in  Inr  pos.s<-s-ion,  a 
pn'<iou*.  heird<M»m,  inildewid  and  du>*y.  hut  tni^rnint  with  n)cmo- 
ries  of  the  p.-ist.  .Mthou^h  more  than  a  ct'utnry  and  a  *piarter  have 
p:i.sMil  over  her  head,  her  eye  has  not  lost  it-,  fin-  nor  her  arm  its 
•tren^th.      lt«»rn  during  a  stormy  ]M'rio«l,  and  .sprunij  fmm  a  vigor- 


237 

ous,  earnest,  aii<l  virtuous  Scotch  stock,  she  has  witnessed  the  rise 
and  [all  of  Knii)ires  abroad,  and  snrvived  the  shock  of  three  threat 
wars  at  home.  Lafayette  lias  lieen  the  <:uest  <>f  this  L()d<i;i',  ami  its 
seal  and  diplomas  are  respected  in  all  foreign  lands." 

Present  OHieers — Isaac  Aforitz,  W.  ISlf  R.  W.  Moreland,  8.  W; 
K.  G.  Turner,  J.  W  ;  Geo.  15.  Jeidvins,  Secretary  ;  Henrv  Jordan, 
Treasurer;  E.  J.  Mann,  S.  D;  J.  E.  Dunhar,  J.  D ;  C.  B.  Johnson, 
S.  L.  Pnlli'u,  Stewards  ;  M.  Englcljerij;,  Tiler.  Number  of  mem- 
bers.  1.30. 

ATLANTIC    I-()1)GE    NO.  2. 

This  Lodge  M'as  chartered  Deccnd)er  13th,  1.S51,  upon  the  api)li- 
cation  of  Dr.  George  T.  Upshur,  W.  M  ;  James  Y.  Leigh,  S.  W  ; 
and  Win.  A.  Gi-ave-,  J.  W.  James  C.  Leiteh  was  (jrand  Master  oi" 
the  Siati-  at  that  time,  and  the  lamented  Dr.  John  Dove  was  Grand 
Secretary.  Being  an  ottspring  of  No.  1,  its  history  is  wrapped  up 
in  that  of  its  "  old  mother." 

Present  Officers— \V.  N.  Routers,  W.  M  ;  John  L.  Roper,  S.  W  ; 
Charles  H.  Hey,  J.  \V  ;  J.  J.  Sturdivant,  Secretary ;  M.  IL 
Stevens,  Treasurer ;  Sanuu^l  W.  Weaver,  S.  D;  Fred.  Greenwood, 
J.  D;  S.  A.  Stevens,  Chaplain  ;  Frank  B.  Smith,  Organist  ;  W. 
F.  Dann,  George  W.  Black,  Stewards;  James  E.  Wright,  Tiler. 
Number  ot"  members,  102. 

OWENS    LODGE    NO.   164. 

This  Lodge  was  chartered  December  11th,  18G7,  uj)on  the  peti- 
ti(ni  of  Thomas  F,  Owens,  W.  M  ;  Samuel  P.  Moore,  S.  W;  and 
Walter  IL  Taylor,  J.  W.  At  that  time  General  Wm.  Terry,  was 
Grand  Master  of  the  State,  and  Dr.  John  Dove,  (Jrand  Secretary. 
Althongh  the  Lodge  is  a  young  one,  it  is  in  a  tiourishing  condition 
and  its  work  is  systematically  and  beautifully  conducted.  U|)on  its 
roll  of  members  nuiv  be  liiund  the  names  of  Ex-Governor  Ciill)ert 
C.  Walker,  Ex-Mayor  John  B.  Whitehead,  Colonel  Walter  IL 
Taylor,  Colonel  L.  I).  Starke,  Captain  James  Barron  Hope,  Hon. 
John  Goode,  Wm.  R.  Gait,  Esq.,  Major  Charles  B.  Duilield,  and 
oiher  well  known  citizens  who  took  a  deep  interest  in  its  original 
organization. 

Present  Officers— R.  A.  i)..l)ic,  W.  M  ;  Norman  U.ll,  S.  W  ;  A. 
C.  Gale,  J.  W;S.  P.  Moore,  Secretary ;  AVm.  S.  Wilkinson, 
Treasurer;  Fred.  S.  Taylor,  S.  D ;  Adam  TredwcU,  J.  D ; 
Revs.  O.  S.  liarten  and  W.  E.  Edwards,  Chaplain-^  ;  James  E. 
Wright,  Tiler.  Number  of  nu-mbcrs,  (JO. 
IIUTH  LOIXJE  NO.  <S9. 

This  Lodge  was  organized  and  worke<l  under  a  dispensation 
December  7th,  lSG!>,anil  was  chartered  Deccml)cr  loth  of  the  same 
year  npon  petition  of  James  B.  Blanks,  W.  M.;  J.  Albert  Yancey, 
S.  W.;  aiui  W.  P..  Seal,  J.  W.  It  was  soleuuily  constituted  March 
19,  1870.     Colonel  Thomas   F.  Owens,  was  Grand  Master  of  the 


Slali-  when  tilt'  rliartt-r  wa-.  ;:ranUil.  1  in-  I^hI^c  >taittil  witli 
'•Illy  SfVfii  nu'iulKTs,  hut  its  Master,  JaiiU's  H,  Blanks  (now  ol 
IVtoj-ljnr;:),  lMin<;  «»iif  of  the  iin>»t  artivc*  atul  /.♦•aloiis  Milmuis  in 
iln'  Siatr.  wnrKi'd  faitlifully  witli  liis  l»rt'tlin*n,  and  its  iiit.MiiL>erslii|> 
-uoii  iii«ri'a.-t«l  to  r>(>.  It  in  tin-  yount^irst  IaA^h'  in  Norl'olk,  l>ut 
<  oiiipar'-  lavoraMy  witli  any  otlu-r  in  its  workiiip^  aii«l  devotion 
to  tin-  teufts  of  tlie  aii<ieiil  Order. 

I'r.sent  Ollirers— .Io>e|.|i  (i.  I'ivea.-li,  NV.  M.;  Smmel  Vealo,  S. 
W.;  H.  S.  U|.>liiir,  .).  W.;  .1.  A.  Niei.lson,  Seeretary  ;  I).  S.  Hur- 
u.ll,  Trea-uier;  Vir^nnius  Morris,  S.  1).;  JoM'pli  I'n<^Ii,  J.  !>.: 
I'Vaiik  li.  Slade  and  .1.  ('.  lieeknian,  .St«'wards ;  Newton  Fit/, 
( >ipinl>t  ;  Kev.  li.  M.  Saunders,  Chaplain;  .lames  K,  Wright, 
Tihr.      NnnilH'r  <»t  mcinl)ers,  (j\. 

NOIMOI.K   IMTKI)   l:oYAI,  AltCH  ( HA  ITKK  No.    1 

was  orgjuii/.iHl  and  clruten  il  March  KHh,  IS'JO,  iJ|Min  the  |Miition 
..rKiehard  .letlVey.  II.  P.;  Koherl  .vnher,  Kin-r;  and  'rh..ina>  L. 
li<»lMrt>on,  Serihc.  .\t  that  time  .Sjiiniicl  Francis  was  (irand  Ilinh 
Priest  of"  the  8tate,and  riiomas  15.  (irilHn,(irand  Kinj;.  It  is  now 
in  a  |»rosj)erons  eoiidition,  an*I  nnmlx-rs  ahont    TJo  meinlK-rs. 

Present  Onicers— (mhu'P'  8.  Oldlield,  II.  I'.;  K.  K.  (iuy,  Kin-  : 
A.  C  (iaie,  Sriln' ;  .lolui  Walters,  .Seeretarv  ;  Ilenrv  .Ionian. 
rre:isnrer;  11.  L.  Turner.  C.  of  H.:  Walter  A.  Edwanls,  1'.  S  : 
!►.  llti^tr,l,  K.  A.  C;  r.alxl  Tayh.r,  .Inim  O'Connor.  K.  iJla.k. 
\'eil  Master>  ;  .lanu  s  K.  Wrijjht,  .Janitor. 

(JRlCi:  C'<»MMA.\1>EIJY  No.  IG 
was  chartered  l)eeeinlH?r  l^ith,  iSiJG,  upon  petition  oi"  .John  C. 
Smith,  K.  C;  .lohn  K.  Todd,  (Jeneralissimo ;  and  K.  C(H)k. 
( ■a|)tain  (ienenil.  K.  II.  (iill  wjls  the  (inind  Comman«lcr  of  the 
State  then,  and  William  li.  Isaao,  Grand  (u'nenilis»siim».  This 
(  ominandery  is  extensively  and  favoraiily  known  anioufj  the 
Knii^dits  Templar  of  the  I'ountiy,  liavini;  he^n  well  repn-M-nted  at 
ill  the  njiular  nu'itin^  of  the  (Jnmd  Commandery  of  the  Unite<l 
Slates  held  during  the  past  ten  years  ;  it  is  |)articularly  well  known 
to  the  Sir  KnightHof  New  York,  Philadelphia,  lialtimore  and  New 
( )rle:ins. 

Present  Ollicers. — .lolm  I..  IJ«>|>cr,  Kmineiit  Comtnander  :  II.  C. 
Whiiehejul,  (teneralis-imo  ;  A.  C.  (rale,  Captain  General;  Frfnl. 
( JreeinvocKl,  Prelate  ;  Henry  .lordan,  TriMsunr  ;  W.  K.  Kusm'II. 
Krcorder  ;  John  W  alti'rs,  Senii»r  Wanien  ;  K.  E.  (Juy,  dunior 
Warden;  U.  A.  Dohie,  .Swonl  Bearer;  M.  'I\  Cooke,  Stamlanl 
Branr:  I).  Ihi.«*te<l,  Warder;  Jamea  K.  Wright,  Captain  of 
<  in  \\i\.      NnmlK-r  of  nieinl)ers,  75. 

m'dANIKI.    LOIKiE   OF    PEREFCTION    NO.    .3 
i>  of  the  Ancient  and   Aco^pteil  Scottish  Kite,   invler  the  juriMlic- 
tion  of  the  (irand   ConsisKiry  of  the   Stat<'  of  Virginia.      It   was 
org;inize<l    So|»teinlKr   lUh.  1871,   and   was   ihartin-*!    l>v  tin-   Mo>t 


23!) 

Puissant  Gnmd  Consistory  ot"  Suhliinc  Pi-iiur  oC  tlic  Royal  Secret, 
:V.]i\  (ll■^•^(■c'  of  tlie  A.  iim\  A.  Rite,  in  and  lor  this  State.  The  or- 
uani/.ation  of  this  Lodgi-  was  siiperinteiideil  in  jiersoii  l)v  (Jenei-al 
AUuTt  Pike,  and  C'oi.)iiel  John  Robin  McDani.i,  wlio  are  at  the 
head  of  the  Grand  Consistorv  of  the  Worhl. 

Present  Oftieors. — )ohn  L.  Roper,  T.  l\  G.  M.;  E.  K.  (iny,  (i. 
S.  W.;  M.  11.  Stevens,  G.  J.  W.;  John  Walters,  ({rand  Orator  ; 
I").  Husted,  Grand  Almoner;  H.  S.  Upshur,  Grand  Secretary; 
Henry  Jordan,  (irand  Treasurer;  F.  Greenwood,  Master  of  Cere- 
monies; A.  Myers,  Grand  Senior  Export;  <).  M.  Ethered<;e, 
(irand  Junior  P^xjiert ;  T.  W.  Henderson,  G.  C.  of  H.;  John  T. 
Redmond  and  J.  (,'.  Rowe,  Grand  Sentinels;  James  K.  Wiiirlit, 
(irand  Tiler.      NuinlxT  of  members,  .'>() 

In  addition  to  the  Lodj^ea  named,  our  Masoi><  have  oruani/.i'<l 
the  ti^llowiiii;  permanent  associations,  to-wit : 

THE    MASONIC    t'MARITAIU^K    ASSOCIATION 

is  for  the  relief  of  strange  brethren  who  may  need  assistantre  while 
in  the  city.  Its  otficers  are  :  (leoroe  S.  Oldfield,  President ;  S.  P. 
Moore,  Secretary  ;  D.  IIu<ted,  Treasurer,  and  three  nie:ul)i'rs  IVomi 
j'ach  Lodjre  in  Norfolk  and  Berkley. 

THE    MA.SONIC    MUTUAL    LIFE     ASSURANCE    ASSOCIATION 

is  conducted  upon  the  most  simple  and  economical  plan  of  the  or- 
dinary life  insurance  business.  Its  officers  are:  John  I^.  Roper, 
Presid;-nt  ;  M.  II,  Stevens,  Secretary;  F.  Greenwood,  Treasurer, 
and  a  Board  of  Directors. 

TRU.STEES    OF    TIIK    TEMPLE. 

The  followiiii^  f;;entlemen  are  the  Trustees  of  tlu'  Masonic  Tem- 
ple, which  belongs  to  the  fraternitv  in  Norfolk,  and  is  entirely  free 
from  any  debt  or  other  |)ecuniarv  incuinl)rances  :  John  L.  Ropir, 
President;  I).  Husted,  \'icc-Pre>idcnt  ;  M.  H.  Stevens,  Secretarv 
and  TreaMir.r;  L.I).  Starke,  S.  V.Turner.  \V.  H.  Holmes  anil 
Jame-,  Y.  Lei-dL 


Tin-:     INDKPKXDKNT    OKDKR    OK    ODD    F1:LL(  )\VS. 

<  IIIEK    I'OINTS     OF     rilE    OUDEU — TIIIO      LolxiES     AND    OK(i.\MZA- 
TloNS    IN    NoKI'oI.K. 

TheOdd  F.'liows  i^  a  eharitabl.'  and  benevMl,.Mi  Onlr,  adapt. -d 
to  the  circumstances  and  conditions  of  men  LTcnerally.  It  is  ol" 
ancient  orij^in  compared  with  nianv  sc^-ret  orj^ani/ations  of  the 
present  century,  and  commands  respect  in  most  j)arts  of  the  civilized 
world.  It  is  an  order  r.dculateil  to  awaken  those  friendly  leelini:;s 
which  else  niii^ht  slumber  in  the  human  bosom.  P>y  it,  men  are 
brought  tot^^ether  as  brethren,  and  rude  emotions  occasioned  by  the 
vicissitudes  of  time  arc  calmed,  and  thu^  are  s(»ftened  the  a«;peritie< 


of  lili-,      It>  incmlKTs  art'  l»oun<l    tojjttluT  by    tie>  t<)«»  .-acrai  U>  Ik,* 
i>n)kfii  »'Xc<|il  l)y  iinlivitlnal  viit-s. 

It  irnlxtltlfiis  its  patrons  tnu  |H'r-»i*vcrln«r  ciuirso  of  virtuous  <x)u- 
(luct — tlisluartfiHsl  un<l  (lis«'«iur;i;;«'<l  ju*  they  may  Ik*  at  linn's  hy 
ilic  uiutTtaiiiiifs  (if  lortiiiif  ;  ami  tlu' alllictiMl  widow  anl  fatlu'rless 
I  liild,  by  the  sulcmi)  oblij^atioiis  umlcr  wliirli  evt'ry  (KM  Fellow 
aits,  are  ut»t  to  Ih?  lor^otteii,  altli<»u;;li  they  are  left  disolale  ami 
alolir. 

•■  <  Miiv  on  n  time  wlu-n  i-nrlh  w«u»  new, 
1  wBiidereil  forth  in  l-Ulen'f*  lK»w<»n» ; 
And  (toMfjIit  for  etnMonix  of  tlic  true, 
Amid  it  varit-d  NWi-ct.<«  nnd  flowcrx. 

Qnifk  from  among  (lie  |H-tali*  raro, 
Appc.'iri-*!  an  Anpi-I.  |>urf  and  fair: 
Silo  plucketi  two  (lowtTK — I'ink  an<l    '•• 
And  vanished  Hiiddenly  from  Kight. 

Another  came  to  cheer  the  wx-ne, 
And  chose  two  other- — HIne  and  (Ireen  ; 
When  Mlie  liad  pone  a  tiiird  a|»i>eared, 
Ami  the  l>riphl  ( "aniiiialis  reari-*! ; 
She  phick.Nl  the  I'lirph-  dalilia  t<H). 
And  Hpread  tliem  all  U-ftire  my  view. 

Then  all  appeared,  nn  pure  as  air — 
Twimd  a  bright  chaplet,  rich  and  fair, 
Hnnnd  it  n|M>n  the  hrow  of  youth. 
And  calle<l  it  FriemUhip,  Im\k   and  Tnith.'" 

W't"  prcMMit  inn-  a  hricl"  review  of  the  Order  in  this  city,  whi«'h 
will  prove  inter*  >tinj;  to  all  who  re:id  it. 

oni)    TKI.OWS'    HAM,. 

This  liiiildinL:  is  sittiate<l  on  ('him*h  stnxM,  near  the  corner  of 
CoV(',  and  i-^hnilt  ofhriek.  The  corner-stone  was  foriually  laid  by 
the  Masonie  traternity  (th<'  Odd  Kellows  |>artieipatin^  in  the  cere- 
mony) .Inly  4(h,  \S'}\,  but  on  account  of  the  yellow  fi'ver  epidemic 
in  185o,  the  Ikuhc  was  not  eom|)Iet(xl  tnilil  the  fall  of  l.SoG.  Tin- 
lifst  fl<K>r  coni.-tins  thr(>e  larjjc  st«)rcs,  atid  under  the  main  entnince 
to  the  np|M'r  "torit-s  theivis^a  s|>Iendid  ci>tern  which  holds  alM>ut 
r)0,(MM>  i,ral|ons  of  w:it<'r.  The  sec<Mul  is  u>e«l  a-*  the  Noif  dk  Opera 
H<»ii>e,  so  well  known  to  our  lovers  of  atnusetnent — the  stat^  of 
whii'h  is  of  the  followini;  dimensions:  Height  from  floor  to 
grooves,  14  feet ;  l«'iuht  from  floor  to  ceilinjf,  2")  feet ;  width  frc»m 
groove  to  groove,  23  fet-t  ;  width  from  wall  to  wall,  58  feet  ;  «lepth 
from  front  to  back,  60  feet.  Thesesiting  capacity  of  the  auditoritjm 
is  as  follows  :  Dress  clivie,  101  sesits;  ixirquette,  108scat.s  ;  orcho- 
tni  chairs,  78  seats ;  galleries,  .'V>0  seats.  Total,  937  ;  Ixisidcs  four 
private  boxes  which  will  accrinimmlatc  twenty-two  |>crsons.  The 
third  storj*  is  usc«l  by  the  Lo(.lgcs,  and  contains  three  large  meeting 


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rooms.  Under  the  st;i;j;e  of  the  Opera  House  thc-re  are  nine  (h'lss- 
iii^-  rooms,  one  ''green  room,"  and  one  wunh'ohe  room. 

THE    ODD    fellows'    LIBRARY 

isalso  ioeateil  in  the  buihlinji;,  and  contains  1,259  vohimes  of  read- 
ing matter,  he.sides  varions  pajiers,  j)ani{)hlets  and  monthly  j)eriodi- 
<-als.  The  library  is  managetl  hy  an  As.soeiation  consisting  of  three 
ttnstees  from  eaeli  of  the  three  subordinate  Lodges,  who  are  ap- 
pointed annually.  ]\Ir.  John  T.  Redmond,  the  Tri'asurer  of  the 
Hniiding  Association,  is  also  the  business  agent  of  the  Opera 
llou^e,  and  attends  to  the  renting  of  the  same. 

Tlu'  tbllowing  is  a  comjilete  list  of  the  ditlerent  Lodges  in  the 
city,  date  ol"  oruanization,  jiresent  officers,  <^'c.  Also  of  the  Build- 
ing Association,  which  was  duly  chartered  by  the  State  I^egislaturi' 
{)revious  to  the  erection  of  the  hall. 

AVASHINGTOX  LODGE  NO.  2. 

This  is  the  oldest  Odd  Fellows'  Lodge  in  Virginia — Xo.  1  being 
in  West  Virginia.  It  was  chartered  by  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the 
United  States,  September  3,  1833,  and  as  soon  as  seven  Lodges 
wi're  organi/etl  in  the  State  a  subordinate  Grand  Lodge  wasf()rmed, 
and  Washington  Lodge  received  its  charter  from  this  Grand  Lodge 
of  Virginia  Julv  14,  1837.  The  jx-titioners  lor  tlu;  first  charter 
were  John  W."  Wolf,  John  Spalding,  Smith  Roelvwell,  T.  W. 
Hayes,  William  P.  Dunston  and  John  Wilson.  The  petitioners 
for  the  last  charter  were  Dr.  E.  C.  Robinson,  John  Odenhall,  John 
Carson,  William  Diggs  and  Jeffries  Wilkinson.  John  D.  Grali" 
was  the  M.  W.  Grand  Master  of  the  State  at  the  time. 

Present  Officers — James  L.  Winston,  N.  G  ;  Theo.  Stroman,  V. 
(t.;  Joel  C  White,  Secretary  ;  J.  T,  Reibiiond,  Treasurer;  John 
T.  Griffin,  Chaplain.     Number  of  members,  94. 

LAFAYEirE  LODGE  NO,  9 

was  chartered  January  8,  1838,  and  instituted  February  (Jth  of  the 
same  year.  The  original  [)etitioners  for  the  charter  were  L.  W. 
Tazewell,  Jr.,  T.  M.  Martin,  M.  (Jregory,  James  Watters,  Griffin 
Barnes  and  William  C.  Xash.  The  by-laws  were  revised  and 
adopted  February  19th,  18G9,  and  approved  by  the  Grand  Jiodge 
on  the  15th  dav  of  the  Ibllowiug  April. 

Present  Officers— B.  F,  Ward,  X.  (4.;  C.  J.  Coluna,  V.  G.; 
William  Krxleben,  Secretary  ;  E.  Goilwin,  Treasurer;  John  Pur- 
nell,  Chaplain.     Number  of  members,  92. 

HARMONY   L0D(;E  XO.   19 

was  chartered  March  7th,  18  Id,  u|)on  the  j)etition  of  John  Morris, 
William  Ashley,  Walter  Pearce,  James  L.  Hathaway,  R,  J),  Jiur- 
russ,  Thomas  F.  Constable,  J.  AL  Freeman,  William  B,  Thomas, 
John  X,  Hall,  James  JacUson  and  Charles  Burruss,  Its  bv-laws 
were  revised  and  adopted  in  October,  1873. 

Present  Oflicers — Thomas  W.  Godfrey,  N.  G. ;  Frank  L.  Slade, 


2H 

Ri!i>  was  not*-*!  licit  only  for  liis  \vis«l«im,  Imt  fiir  Ins  ^rt-at  jrou- 
fritsity  and  noltK* . •spirit,  lie  ilietl  in  tiu'  anus  nf  a  j^nmdMui  wliilt- 
pl.-juling  tlu'  raiisi"  .»f  a  fViiMKl.  lie  left  sdiiie  wise  inaxiiiiH  f<»r  lii;^ 
|K'.t|)lc,  aiiinnj;  tliem  the  rollowiii<^  :  "Never  «1esin'  iiii|>ossil)iltie>  ; 
emliire  iiiisrorttiiie  with  patience  ;  m*ejit  tiiiiuis  alone  can  properlv 
Iwar  -ntMen  revetx-  of  loriime;  if  yon  are  han«lsoiiir  <lo  handsome 
tliii>;;s  ;  praise  not  a  worthless  man  for  the  sjike  <»f  his  w«alth  ;  «lo 
all  the  ;jO(Klyon  nxu  and  j^ive  the  plory  to  (i(xl." 

i'ittiens  was  the  patriotic  (mvk  who,  when  tin-  Athenians  were 
ahout  to  attai-k  his  city,  ( Mitylcnc)  challcn>;c«l  their  (icneral  to 
•.iiijile  comhat,  with  the  nndtrstandinir  that  the  result  shoidd  decide 
(he  war,  and  mncli  l)lood»lied  he  therehy  avoidinl.  The  i-hallentje 
was  aei  c|)ted,  and  he  Uille<l  his  enenjy  with  a  liroad  swonl.  He  was 
then  chrisen  rnler  of  his  city  and  governed  for  ten  vtrirs,  dining 
which  time  he  made  laws  in  jioctry — (»ne  of  which  was  t(»  lhi>i 
ertWt  :  "  A  crime  eonnnitttnl  l»y  a  person  when  drnnk  shoidd 
receive  donhle  the  pnnishment  which  it  wonld  merit  if  the  oMendrr 
were  soIkt."  Ilis  great  motto  was  ilii>  :  "  Whatever  von  do.  do 
it  well." 

Of  C'leohidns  very  little  is  known,  cxecjit  that  he  wa,s  vcrv  wi.s<'. 

I^pimcnides,  the  hust  of  the  S'ven  Wise  Men,  had  a  grejit  n-pnla- 
tion  for  siinetity,  anti  was  often  c:dled  npon  to  jHrform  some  nacrecl 
rite.  The  Cretians  wen'  sn|H'rstitions  enongh  to  he  In-lievc  that  he 
had  cornnunucation  with  the  gcxls.  From  the  chanict«'rs  and 
teachings  of  the.ve  Wise  Men,  it  will  he  s<H'n  that  jnstic<'  and  the 
•.^eiHfal  welfare  of  the  jM'opIe  were  the  sidiject.s  ncan-st  their  hearts, 
ami  from  the  history  of  these  s:lgl^s  originat<'d  this  ( )rdcr. 

on.IJ.crs  «iK  TlIK  OKDKIt. 
The  ohjeets  of  the  Order  are  t(»  iMiicHt  niankind,  to  elevate*  the 
moral  standard,  an<l  to  hrim;  men  into  a  closer  relaticuiship  with 
each  other.  The  ne|)tasoph.s  inculcate  no  special  religions  views 
hevond  the  acknowKxlgment  of  I>eity.  They  invade  n«)  sanctnary 
of  worship,  and  nje<ldle  with  no  se<'t>,  creeds,  in«H|(Hi  of  faith,  nor 
jtolitics.  Tlnv  strive  tocnltivafe  the  moral  and  intelKvtnal  fa<Md- 
tiesof  their  hrethren,  and  increase  in  knowlc<lge  and  virtue.  The 
IMTvei-'-itv  of  hnman  natnre  leads  on  to  selfishness  and  di»trnst,  hnt 
this  ( )rder  teaches  charity,  U-nevolenc*',  confi<lence.  trne  fricn  Iship 
an<l  hrotherly  love.  The  Gnind  Conclave  of  N'irginia  wasoiy.nii/.i'^l 
Itv  the  SiiU)rdinat<!  ( 'ondaves,  in  March,  1H(»'.>,  and  now  ha.** 
spc<ial  jurisdiction  over  the  following  I><Klgcs  in  this  city  to-wit  : 

VIKcilNIA   fX>N(I,.\VK  NO.    1 

wa-  charten^l  l»v  the  S«i|»reme  ('on<lave,  Mav  lOth.  1S6S,  npon 
the  petition  of  K.  1>.  I>:inLdev.  E.  K.  Hathawav,  ( J.-o.  W.  Walker. 
Thoma.  H.  Tncker,  H.  M.llill.  ('.Lloyd.  H.  O.  Hill,  Hol.ert 
Steele,  HerlMTt  Hope  and  others.  It  w;u<  then  orgjinizetl  with 
thirtv  three  memlK^rs. 


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Present  Officers— F.  DeConly,  Arehon  ;  D.  D.  Hitcliin^rs,  C. ; 
JamesVicklioii.se,  Provost;  J.  VV.  Purnell,  l^'clate ;  Win,  Raw- 
lins, I'rcasnrcr  ;  C.  T.  Davis,  Kccordiiio;  Scribe;  Wm.  F.  JJritzcll, 
Financial  Scribe;  James  F.  ParU(M-,  Inspector-CJcncral  ;  IF.  K. 
Bell,  Ileralil  ;  W.  C.  West,  Warden  ;  James  X.  Pobworth,  S,.|,tincl. 
Present  immber  of  members,  sixtv. 


rUIENDSHIP    CONCLA.VE    NO. 


9 


\va-  chartered  by  the  Supreme  Conclave  January  ith,  18G9,  upon 
petition  of  J.  Richard  Lewellen,  J.  P.  Modo-es,  W.  E.  Foster,  W. 
II.  Hulstead,  R.  II.  Kellinj2;er,  Henry  C.  Harrison,  A,  J.  Dalton, 
W.  A.  Edwards,  James  Barron  Hope,  A.  H.  Cherry  and  others. 

Present  Ollicers — E.  ^^'harton,  Archon  ;  W.  F.  Gren;ory,  C; 
J.  Arriiiirton,  Provost;  Miles  Dit»:gs,  Prelate;  James  M.  Black, 
Treasurer;  P.  H.  Dann,  R.  S.;  E.  M.  Solomon,  F.  S.;  Amos  P. 
Jordan,  Inspector  General ;  R.  D.  Satcliell,  Herald  ;  J.  K.  Barnes, 
Warden  ;  W.  C.  White,  Sentinel.     Present  number  of  members,  52. 

Tlies  '  Conclaves  are  in  fine  condition  ;  the  members  are  taking 
fresh  interest  in  the  precepts  and  tenets  of  their  beautiful  Order, 
and  the  day  is  not  far  distant  when  their  membership  will  be 
donbk'd.  A  higher  branch  of  the  Order  has  been  organized  under 
the  jurisdiction  of  the  Sniireme  Conclave,  called  the  Encampment, 
which  has  nothing  to  do  with  the  Grand  Conclave  of  the  State.  A 
member,  however,  has  to  pass  tiirough  a  subordinate  Conclave 
before  he  can  become  a  member  of  it. 

OLIVE  ENCAMPMENT  NO.  1 

was  chartered  June  17th,  1868,  l)y  the  Su|)reme  Conclave,  and  is 
the  onlv  one  in  the  State.  The  names  of  W.  E.  Foster,  Thonias 
II.  Tucker,  William  F.  liritzell,  William  Baker,  E.  M.  Solomon, 
P.  II.  Dann,  J.  K.  Barnes,  Samuel  HolHin,  J.J.  Pullen,  C.  T. 
Davis,  A.  II.  Dudley,  H.  F.  Lewis  and  others  appear  on  the  orig- 
inal charter. 

Present  Ollicers— George  S.  Hubbard,  E.  C;  W.  H.  Whceland, 
C;  J.  F.  Parker,  P.;  E.  \\I.  Soloman,  R.  S.;  P.  H.  Dann,  F.  S.; 
W.  F.  Britzell,  I.  G.;  William  Baker,  T.;  W.  F.  Edwards,  P. 
Present  numl)er  of  members,  35. 

All  of  these  Lo<lges  meet  at  Heptasophian  Hall,  on  Bank  street. 
Tiie  two  Conclaves  have  weekly  meetings,  and  the  Encampment 
holds  semi-monthly  meetings. 

THE  RED  MEN. 

ORIGIN,    HISTOIIY    AND    OIUECTS    OF     THE    ORDER — PRESENT    OP- 
FICEIt.S    OP    WYANDOTTE    TRIBE    NO.    42. 

Christopher  Columbus,  believing  that  there  were  iindiscovere<l 
and  inhabited  countries  in  existance,  danced  attendance  upon 
and    sought    the  favor    of    the    Spanish    Queen   Isabella,    in  the 


lilueiiih  ociitJiry,  U'stt'oliiii};  licr  t«>  lit  out  ves-ifls  au«J  :i  cointiiaiui 
in  onlrr  that  lu>  mi^lit  p)  into  the  (lr«Mt|)in<;  \vt>st  and  find  anotlicr 
confint'nt.  The  nolili'  (^iu-«'n  heard  ijini,  for  his  njurh  s|H'akin<: 
and  litih'  fl<H't  was  titlnl  ami  ri^^'tni.  (inidcd  l»y  th»*  nutrinerV 
liiithfnl  nt^ctllc  the  holt!  adv«'i»turir  )^rt  s;iil  in  M-iin-h  of  other  lands. 
Days  and  wei'ks  were  spent  in  the  dreary  voya}xe,and  still  the  same 
widi-  »'X|»anse  tyt'  water  and  sky  ^reete«l  his  anxiotis  and  de^pairin^ 
<re\v.  Till-  monsters  of  the  deep  jjlanil  from  out  the  depths  of  the 
M-a  upon  the  frail  harks  whi<'h  -ailed  aliovt-  th.'ir  l>e<ls.  No  friendly 
sails  of  returning  vessels  hailed  tlu'ni  in  that  va.st  expanse  of  water 
lo  tell  ol  news  in  ili.-tanl  jMirts.  All  hearts  sieken«*<l  and  >ip;he<l  (or 
hiitne  Kive  the  hopeful  nnd  damitless  heart  of  C'olundms,  an<l  In 
alone,  with  proj)hetie  knowltnl^e  and  wishful  eye,  saw  a  Western 
shore.  Stranire  hinis  eame  twittering  throii^jh  the  sky.  The  air 
wa-i  ehanired  from  the  salt  and  hrt-e/.y  smell  of  the  sea,  anti  s(H»n 
the  sailor  lu-held  the  lt!<s>ed  land  whereiMi  he  hop***!  t»>  set  hi«  foot 
once  more,  and  as  Ik  ijeare<l  the  coast,  he  was  greeted  I >y  thestran;r«' 
re<l  man  of  the  f(»rest — the  solemn  and  nnsterious  child  of  the 
(Ireat  spirit  !      Who  can  give  ac<ount  of  these  re(l  men  ? 

'i'he  .lewixh  liihle  contains  the  history  of  the  twelve  trWtois  of 
I-rael,and  furnishes  knowleilgeof  the  (ientile  nations  with  whom 
they  had  heen  in  contact.  The  Kgyptianan<l  Hahylonish  rei'onls  tell 
of  theirpeoplean<l  the  nations  with  whom  they  had  live<l  in  |»«»rand 
striven  in  hattle.  .Viexander  the  (Jrwit  marcluHl  across  Asia,  and 
heside  the  Indus,  eapture<l  the  M<»ngolian  and  the  **  lu'athen 
Chinee."  Roman  and  (ire<ianliistory  s|Makofstr:ingenati«»ns  andcu- 
riou- people.  Hut  in  all  this  vast  re«'ortl  of  time  there  was  no  word  of 
the  Hed  .M:in  of  ,\mcric:i — n<i  type,  no  generati«)n  from  which  he 
could  he  trace<l.  .\|<Mlern  hi^torv  and  ex|>erience  teiwhcs  us  that 
tlu'  Indian  <lies  without  fear  and  lu'lieves  in  the  immortality  of  the 
sold.  He  looks  not  for  punishment  in  death,  hut  forrewtird.  To 
iiim  the  "  Kishe  Maneto  " — the  Ma.ster  <»f  Life,  is  not  fierce  and 
avenging,  hut  is  a  kind, loving  ami  tender  fat her,who  folds  hispoftr 
(  hildren  t<»  n>t  and  happiness,  when  the<ha.se  of  life  is  finished  in 
the  forot  of  the  (-arth.  His  religion  teaches  him  unfaltering  trust 
in  the  (m'at  Spirit.  His  honor  demands  that  he  kwps  with  un- 
lilemisheil  faith  the  se<Tet.s  and  counsels  of  his  Chief  and  ]>e<»plc. 
an<l  no  fear  of  death,  no  promise^  of  rewanl,  c:in  indtice  a  true  In- 
dian  to  hetray  or  turn  agjiinst  his  triU'. 

TlIK    IMrilnVKD   ORDKR. 

'I'he  'HHTct  order  of  which  w«'  write  is  known  :ls  the  improved 
( )nler  of  Ue«l  Men,  an<l  i»  foundnl  U|miu  Ixautiful  traditions  of  the 
original  Indian  Trilics.  It  is  a  secret  aociety  of*  nvn  f^>rmed  to  aid 
in  l)earing  one  another's  huniens,  to  c«)mf^>rt  and  cheer  one  and 
another  in  distress  and  old  age,  to  en-ate  happiness  for  each  other 
and  to  enjoy  each  other's  .society  and  true  fri<Mid'ihip.  From  all  tli' 


■2\1 

oviiU'iicc  ill  our  jiossr^sion  [\\v  Order  was  lir.-t  oi-j^Miiizid  at  lM)rf 
MilHiii,  on  the  IVlawari'  ri\Hr,aiKl  tlu'vcar  iHl.'iwas  tlu'  tiiiK' wlioii 
the  first  "Council  Fire  was  kindled."  None  l)iit  soldiers  weie 
admitted  as  inembers — it  was  inteiuled  fi)r  their  Ueiidit  unK-.  It 
will  1)C  reineinhere  1  by  some  that  diirinj^  that  jH^riod  ntOiir  cniiiiii}  's 
history  there  were  two  parties — the  war  party  and  the  anti-war 
party.  Between  these  factions  there  had  arisen  a  bitter  animosity, 
whii'h  spread  itself  in  such  a  manner  as  to  cause  alarm.  It  forced 
its  way  into  the  fort  and  soon  began  to  disseminate  amonii:  the 
soldiers.  Then  it  was  that  Captain  James  W.  Parker,  (the  Com- 
mander of  the  post)  and  Lieutenant  Williams,  proposed  and  eHected 
ainont;-  the  soldiers  the  organization  of  this  Order,  and  fortified  it 
bv  signs,  gri])s  and  passwords,  in  order  to  dipel  discord  and  en- 
gender friendship.  From  this  '*  Fort  Tribe"  the  Order  was  carried 
into  other  States,  and  after  the  war,  civilians  were  admitted. 

In  1817  the  "Tribe  of  Columbia"  was  organized  in  Philadel- 
phia, atid  the  Order  continued  to  grow  until  1835,  when  a  new  era 
'narke<l  its  iiistory,  and  it  was  placed  upon  a  ])roj)er  basis.  Tiie 
i*ast  Chiefs  and  other  representatives  of  the  various  tribes  met  in 
Baltimore,  May  20th,  1835,  and  organized  the  "Great  Council  of 
Maryland  and  the  United  States,"  when  the  society  wa.s  announced 
to  the  world  as  thi;  Improved  Order  of  Red  men,  and  it  is  now 
shorn  of  its  political  and  military  character,  and  has  for  its  motto 
"  Fre<,'doin,  Friendshii)  and  Charity."  In  this  Order  are  adminis- 
tered no  oaths  binding  you  to  any  political  or  religious  ereed;  there 
is  no  binding  of  hands  (»r  feet,  and  as  you  enter  the  wigwam  so  you 
depart — a  free  man.  Free  indeed  !  for  there  is  recognized  not  the 
ariiitrarv,  but  the  necessary  grades  of  the  outer  world.  Socialistic 
barriers  are  there  broken  ;  birth,  education  and  wealth  must  yield 
the  step  to  native  honor  and  true  nobility  of  soul ;  and  he  is  great- 
est in  the  tribe — no  matter  how  rugiicd  the  exterior — who  is  the 
purest  within,  whose  heart  is  the  warmest,  and  whose  |o\-c  is  the 
most  catholic. 

WYANDOTTE    TIUUH    No.     I'J. 

This  is  the  name  of  llu- only  tril)e  in  existence  in  thiseitv.  It  w.i> 
chartered  by  theCreat  Council  ofVirginiti,  September  3()th,  1S7.'}, 
upon  the  application  of  E.  W.  Gaines  and  "  twenty  other  jtale 
faces,"  and  was  duly  organized  and  set  to  work.  Sinci-  then  it  ha< 
i^reatlv  pros|)ered,  and  now  numbers  100  members. 

Present  Ollicers.— K.  M.  Solomon,  V.  P.;  W.  C.  \\'(-t,  W.  S.; 
A.  .1.  Tarrall,  Sr.,  S.;  James  F.  Parker,  Jr  ,  S.;  J.  P.  lOjus,  C.  of 
K.;  .lames  Wilson,  K.  ..f   W. 


KN Kill  IS  or  I'vnnA??. 

,    i\  .»K  Tin:  ()Iii»i:k — v  nun  .  no  r/)Doi'> 

fS"    Tlll.s  (11,. 

■  111  i.itin  niul  hopr  ilu-  world  wiii  <ii«a;;r.f  ; 
Hut  nil  ninnkiiMl*H  coiKvm  is  charity.*' — I'uPK. 

Ill  prt>s4Mitiiijx  a  l)rit'f  historv  nC  tht-  (rirly  origin  of  this  OnKr  to 
our  rtiulei-s,  and  in  j;ivin^  an  a<-<-<»nnt  of  the  oripnai  «»r;ranix;itiou 
and  jtri-sont  iM>nditi«»n  of  the  Lo«l^ts  in  this  city  xvc  impart  infor- 
matinn  t(»  piT^ons  not  coniu'ctcil  with  thr  growini;  prosperity  and 
popidarity  of  this  fHtahlishttl  scj-rct  s«K'icty.  A  writer  well  kn'<iwn 
to  tliis  craft  has  jnstly  said  that  onr  anccKlors  wtrf  wont  to  inakf 
their  holidays  jnl)ilant  with  merry  meetinji^s.  The  ehunh,  appre- 
eiatin^  the  wants  of  our  s»>-ial  natnre,  did  not  aUow  the  l*a^an  world 
to  ahsorl)  tlu'  rtvreation  of  tl»'  times.  She  appointt^l  the  ne<*<le<l 
festivals  and  eon.siH;rate<l  them  by  relitrioiisanthority.  Thu"*,  Merry 
Christniiis  remains  to  exerei.M'  its  iH-nefiec'iit  intluenee  n|M>n  old  and 
yonn^.  Tlie  Kniixhts  of  l\thias  have  r<tm|)rehende<l  tlie  moral. 
.s<»<'ial  and  physical  wants  of  the  times,  and  have  uthiptiNl  their 
Order  to  the-M'  conventionalities.  They  have  also  ap|>rts'iat<Hl 
chivalry  in  its  le;:itimate  .'^ense,  makinij:  it  a  test  for  separating  the 
enltivaied  gentleman  from  the  i^rnonint  [kh*v,  the  man  of  honor 
fn»m  the  tri«-Uster  and  eharlatxin,  the  j»;enial-friie-hearte«l  iViend  who 
would  relieve  onr  sorrows  from  tinise  who  lalwr  for  menvnary  and 
peenniary  emls.  The  Order  cnltivates  the  ehivalry  of  true  man- 
IhkmI — an  union  of  hwirts  and  hands,  which  infus*^;  a  new  and 
Utter  life  into  the  whole  so<-ial  system.  The  Knights  ih)  not 
put  their  armor  on  to  contend  a;j:iinst  imajjcinary  wronj;s,  hut  to 
conihat  the  erroi-s  of  pn-judiee  and  tradition  which  rob  niankintl 
of  numy  coinlorts  ami  ^Miuine  friemlship.     The  story  of 

DAMON    .\M)    PYTHIAS 

alVords  anoltic  example  of  friendship  and  ehivalry,  an«l  is*  familiar 
to  tli(»nsandH.  \\'hen  we  kn(»w  how  mihle  lVthi;ts  pletlui««i  his  life, 
and  was  ready  to  sacritic«'it  for  the  honor  of  Ills  frien<l  Damon,  an<l 
how  the  latter  appre<iate<l  an«i  re*nie<l  his  faithful  friend, 
and  thereby  won  the  atlminuion  of  his  enemies  and  save«l 
his  <i\vn  life  and  reputation,  we  naturally  siy,  "  there  arc 
but  few  such  men  in  these  times."  But  this  Onler  t4ach«'s  thesame 
principles  of  true  friend-hip,  and  illustrates  thes^'  noble  characters 
by  its  works.  If  it.-^  miinl>ers  «-annot  easily  attain  the  perfection  of 
Huch  exampl<<sand  ti-achin^s,  they  can  at  least  strive  for  it.  Th<  y 
can  wei'p  with  sorrowing  friends  and  njoiee  with  th<»se  that  an 
liiippy.  They  can  rt^t  the  weary  head,  smrnMh  the  pillow  of  the 
dying,  and  lighten  the  afllictions  t»f  the  brokcn-hearte<l.     Theyt^in 


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liusli  tho  voice  of  the  siandt'ror,  hrcatlu*  peace  to  a  distracted  and 
discordant  land  and  to  divided  and  cstrani2:ed  taniilics  and  friends. 
Tills  is  the  mission  nt"  the  I\nii2;hts  of  Pythias,  and  when,  by  the 
vjrace  of  (^od,  it  is  \\hi>lly  accoin])lished,  they  will  receive  the 
j)laudit  of  "Well  done  thou  iji;ood  and  tiuthful  servant ;  enter  thou 
into  the  Joys  of  thy   Lord.'' 

TIIH    (H)VK.\ANT 

between  Jonathan  and  David,  as  recorded  in  the  book  of  Samncl, 
chapter  twentieth,  was  not  a  mere  convenient  arrani^ement  for  the 
time  beiii<i;  to  meet  the  exigencies  of  the  hour,  but  for  all  time,  for 
they  swore  both  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  saying,  *' The  Lord  be 
between  me  and  thee,  and  between  my  seed  and  thy  seed  forever.'^ 
And  uj)on  this  covenant  is  laid  the  foundation  of  the  friendship  and 
brotherly  love,  taught  by  this  charitable  institution. 

FOUNDATION    OF   THE    ORDER. 

The  Order  of  Knights  of  Pythias,  in  wdiich  there  blends  so  nuicli 
strength,  beauty  and  symplicity  in  brotherly  fellow^ship,  with  t!ue 
kniglitly  friendship  inculcated  and  maintained,  was  founded  in  its 
present  system  of  government  at  Washington,  D.  C,  at  which  place 
the  first  Grand  Lodge  was  organized  April  8th,  18G4,  with  Joseph 
T.  K.  Plant  as  the  Grand  Chancellor.  The  present  Ritual  of  the 
Order  dates  from  that  time,  although  the  principles  ujxin  which  it  is 
based  are  coeval  with  the  oldest  institutions  of  the  world.  During 
the  many  great  convulsions  of  olden  times  in  thealVairs  of  nations, 
in  whicli  governments  were  overthrown  and  empires  rose  and  fell, 
the  long  established  laws  and  customs  of  society  were  uprooted  and 
changed.  Through  all  of  these  varied  changes  we  have  reasons  lor 
beli(;ving  that  the  |)rinciples  of  the  Pythian  Order  remained  intact, 
although  the  forms  and  ceremonies  of  the  opening  and  closing  of 
Lodges,  together  with  the  beautiful  initiation  service  were  lost,  and 
with  them  perished  the  unnumbered  volumes  of  records  of  the 
heroic  deeds  of  men  whose  lives  were  s{)ent  in  the  service  of  Cove- 
nanted Friendship — thousands  of  whom  immolated  themselves 
upon  that  altar  lor  the  sakes  of  those  with  whom  they  were 
Knighted  lirothers.  We  have  the  story  of  Damon  aiul  IVthias 
from  profane  history  alone,  and  if  'twere  oidy  from  one  historian  if 
mi'^ht  bodoul)ted  ;  but  one  after  another  of  the  great  writers  of  the 
past  corro:)orate  the  story  and  dwells  earnestly  upon  the  strength 
of  the  frieiulship  that  bound  these  two  noble  men  together. 

The(Jranil  I..odge  of  \'irgiuia  was  fornu'd  upon  a  charter  granted 
by  the  Supreme  Grand  Lodge  at  Washin<j;t<»n,  in  ISUS,  and  many 
subordinate  Lodges  were  authorized  and  charti'rcd  in  this  as  well  a> 
o/h<,'r  States.  The  interest  then  taken  in  the  Order  fully  established 
its  success,  and  it  hascoiuinued  to  grow  ever  since.  The  lirst  otlicers 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  were  Hugh  Latham,  V.  G.  P. ;  W.  H.   Wade, 


'     :   luiir'  W.    Mii;;mi,  V.  (i.  ('..and  ilicir   hiilutnliimte^.     <  Mi 
.:.    M.ili  of  April.  1S«J!»,  tlu'Vijraiit«'<l  aflmrter  to 

n<)i:folk  i^ukjk  no.  9, 
iipoii  tlu-  |H-iitiou  of  llu*  ftillowin^  clmrter  lUfinln'r*,  viz  :  HjMirv 
Armstrong,  .1.  W.  Tltoiu|is«>n,  I).  P.  M<»TTi.s,  \V.  A.  P>l\var<ls,  J. 
1).  I'arliain,  N.  F.  .M('(  "aiiii,  J.  .1.  Stunlivunt,  Ilciirv  L,  Turmr, 
W.  li.  IviiH^cIl  ainl  J.  15.  r|»liiir.  Sikhi  tlKmifu-r  tlu-  L<Kljr,.  \va>* 
tliilv  Hi-jraiii/i"*!,  aiiil  ha-*  pntsjHii-d  until  now.  'I'lic  lollowini^  is  a 
li.-t  nfit.s 

l'r.<r..t  Otliri'is— \V.  (J.  WiUKi-n.  I*.  C.;  Walti-r  A.  K.lwar.K. 
(  .  (  ..  !•:.  r.  Thunias,  V.  C;  li.  W.  IJ.  Happcr,  iVrlati- ;  ' ".  K. 
Davi^.  .M.  at  A.;  W.  S.  Morris,  K.  of  li.  an<l  S.;  J.  (i.  Spruill,  M.  of 
Kx.;  \V.  S.  Uiul.l,  M.  of  R;  (uim^'c  \V.  Hill.  1.  (;.;  Dmi.an 
McI^tiMl,  ().  (1.      i'nstnt  iiiiiijlx'r  of  iiumhIhts,  KKi. 

<M.\lurY  I,nl)(;K  NO.  10 
was  cliartrnil  AM';u>t  KItli,  1H()9,  ii|m>ii  the  application  of  tlu'  fo!- 
lowini;  liiart'.r  mcmhors,  viz.:  T,  F.  Ki»L:('rs,  V.  K.  (iary,  .lohu  .1. 
Morris,  A.  W.  Moisc,  .1.  C,  Kowc,  .1.  \V.  (irautly,  Jtrotiic  l^ixtcr, 
\V.  L,  Broadtliis,  K.  Kvans  ami  otlicrs.  It  was  orgaiii/.i^l  s«>)n 
.if'trr  tliu  <tr;;ani/^itioii  of  Xo.  9,  aixl  is  iiUewisi'  in  a  (lourishin^ 
foudition.     TIk'  followiii<:  is  a  list  of  its 

I'rt'seiit  OtH(vrs — K.  \V.  Ciaiius,  P.  C;  .Ia««oh  Anlhoiiv,  C.  ('.; 
.1.  L.  Ko-ci-sou,  V.  ('.:  W..^.  Franklin,  IVIatr  ;  B.  F.  Onimlall, 
M.  :ii  A.;('lias.  I'ickrtl.  K.nfi:.  aii.l  S.;  William  (;il.l,s.  M.  „f  F.; 
.1  W.  (iran.ly.  M.  of  Kx.;  M.  \V.  1Io!.m.-.  I  <;.;  U.  K.  Pitt^.  (  >. 
<i.      I'l-.'-iiit  uninlti'r  of  iniMnlK-rs,  oil. 


'rK.Mi'i;i:.\.\(  K. 

Tin:  --r.  M m:v's    iotai- Ar.sri.NKN«  t,  am>  iuinkvoi.knt  scvirrv 

<»K    NolilolK.   \A. 

Tlio  St.  Mary'-  Cat liolii-  Total  Al»tintMU-c  Snifty  of  Norfolk, 
(No.  oS'J,  ('.  r.  A.  Tnion,  of  Anicrii":!,)  \v:ts  orinini/.e<l  on  the  'MU\ 
(lav  of  January,  iSTtJ,  with  twrnty-onr  nu  inl)ors.  The  otliivp- 
thrr)  t'loctetl  wore  a.s  follows  : 

Charlt-s  A.  M»('ourt,  Prt'sident  ;  Williani  K.  (ilciinan,  Vi.r- 
I'rwitlrnt:  Th«)in;ts  M.  Harry,  Trnt-nnr;  (itorj;*'  W.  Downing, 
li.H'orilin;^  .Si«crctary  ;  John  J.  Ho<l}x<^,  Finan<i:il  SccTefarv- ;  Th«»s. 
.M.-dlrnnan,  IS<T^int-at-Arnis  ;  K.v.  M.  ()"K.-<l".-.  Spiritual 
Dirci'tor. 

r.oar.1  of  I nv<--t illation — C  A.  Mt'C'ourt,  W.  K.  (Jl.Minan,  Kov. 
M.  O'Kitfr,  it.  \V.  Downing,  John  Doran  and  Mark  Kcynolds. 

Tin-  plolgc  w  hid)  rach  nicnihor  i.s  rtHjuirt^l  to  take  is  as  follows  : 
"  I  promise  with  the  Divine  assi.stamv,  and  in  honor  of  the  sacre<l 


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tliirst  and  a^-oiiv  (if  our  l)K's-i('(l  IvmIcoiiu'I'.  to  aUsiain  trnm  alliii- 
toxicatiiiii;  litjiiors;  to  pirvtMit  as  I'ar  a<  i.i  iDf  "lies,  J>v  advicf^aiul 
t'\ain|tl(',  the  sin  of  intcni|)erancc'  in  others,  and  to  disi-ouiitenant'c 
tlu"  diinkiniT  cnstonis  ot"  society.''  J  lu'  pU'il^^e  hintls  u  in.'inher, 
whih"  he  remains  in  the  Soeiety,  to  abstain  both  in  j)ublie  an;l  in 
private,  ironi  intoxieatinji;  li([iiors,  c.vccpt  when  in  siei-;ness  he  may 
l)e  ordered  bv  a  regular  physician  to  use  them;  and  thm  onlv  in  tin- 
quantity  and  tor  the  time  re(juired  and  prescribed. 

Tlie  constitution  recpiires  all  members  of  the  Society  to  receive 
Holy  Communion  in  a  body  (bur  times  a  year,  and  on  the  days  aj)- 
j)ointed  by  the  I>y-la\vs.  No  person  is  admitted  as  a  member  \vh(» 
is  not  of  j^xkI  moral  character  and  standing,  and  who  isnot  willinu-  to 
abide  l)y  the  Constitution  and  By-laws;  nor  any  person  who  is  in 
any  way  unfit  to  earn  a  livelihood,  or  without  visible  means  of 
support,  nor  any  one  who  sells  or  manufactures  intoxicating  licjnors, 
or  perntits  his  wife  to  do  so;  and  no  one  is  admitted  as  a  benelieiarv 
member  who  is  not  of  sound  bodily  health.  If  any  member  l)e 
convicted  of  felony,  or  other  disgraceful  crime ;  if  he  follow  any 
unlawful  or  disre|)utal)le  calling  ;  or  if  he  or  his  wife  commence  to 
manufacture  or  sell  ardent  spirits,  or  in  any  other  manner  become 
interested  in  the  sale  of  sucii  licpioi's,  lie  shall  cease  ipso  fddo  to  be 
a  member,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  th.c  Investigating  Committee 
to  strike  his  name  from  the  roll  of  the  Soeiety,  Should  any  mem- 
ber be  so  unlbrtunate  as  to  violate  his  pledge,  upon  proof  thereof', 
he  shall  be  reprimanded  in  full  presence  of  the  Society  bv  the 
Spiritual  Director,  and  be  lined  such  a  sum  as  the  Boanl  may  di- 
rect;  but  if  a  UKMuber  violate  his  pledge  a  socond  time,  he  shall 
forfeit  the  sum  of  8"),  and  be  put  on  probation  for  three  months — 
dui'ing  which  time  he  shall  be  denied  all  benefits  of  the  Society. 
If  the  |)ledge  be  violated  the  tiiird  time  by  any  member,  prompt 
and  absoluti-  expulsion  is  the  penalty  for  the  offence.  In  case  of 
sickness  the  Society  allows  a  mend)er.S5  per  week,  provided  he  be 
in  good  standing  ami  fellowshij),  and  the  sum  of  S20  is  paid  to  a 
mend)er  upon  the  death  of  his  wife,  and  -$40  to  the  widow  of  a 
membi-r  wlio  dies  while  in  good  standing  in  the  Society. 

This  So.-iety  was  aibuitted  into  the  Catholic  Total  Abstinence 
Union  of  America,  on  the  loth  of  July,  1<S76,  Its  present  mem- 
bership numbers  Go.  The  only  losses  to  the  body  since  its  or- 
ganization have  been,  to-wit;  three  members  resigned  and  live 
names  stri(;ken  from  tlie  rolls. 

PltPlsK.NT  Offickiis. — \\m.  Xewstead,  Presiilent  ;  Geo.  J5.  Hart, 
Vice-rresident  ;  Chns.  A.  McCourt,  Treasurer  ;  Geo.  W.  Downing, 
Reconling  Secretary ;  Jas.  Ferris,  Financial  Secretary  ;  Jas,  Camp, 
Sergeant-at-Arms  ;   Rev.  Mathew  O'Keefe,  Sjiiritual  Director. 

The  Hoard  of  Investigation  consists  of  the  President,  Vice-Prcsi- 
<lent,  Recording  Secretarv,   and  John  Doran  and    Lawrence  Fore- 


man.    The  Atulitiiij;  (.'oinmittee  c«»iisist8  (if  tlu'  kiiiic  oflioere,  ami 
KolxTt    I>  l*:irn>U. 


I  111:  Ki:<HAi;rn:s  and  (;*.)od  ikmi'Laks. 

i'lif  linlrji  .iKlciit  ( )nlt'r  of  lUH'liahitt^  is  a  tem|H'ran(v  or  total 
alt'tiiuMKv  orpiiiiz;iti<in,  aiul  I«:l-^  for  its  ol>jc«'t  the  nolilc  and  jjlorious 
tfailiiiiipH  «»f  *' 'rrin|KT.mc(',  Kortitmh' ajul  Jnsticv."  The  Order  is 
ill  a  very  |)ros|K'n)iH  coiKliiifui  in  Xorlidk  aiul  no  donht  acvom- 
filisht-s  iimrh  j^ooil.     Thf   rent  hcif  i-<  tlt-si^nutttl  l»v  ihe  title  of 

I'AI.lXn.NK    TKXT    NO.     K », 

ami  wa.M  rharteriMl  l>y  ('oluiiil)ia  I)i^tri<'t  Tent  No.  'J.  linh|>cmk'iit 
Onhrof  North  AiiK'ric:»,  August  12lh,  isTl.iip.iii  the  jH'titi«»ii  of 
.1.  1».  E|H^,  L.  .Morris,  J.  .M.  Coleman,  Frank  .M  liilami,  K.  \V. 
(Jaines,  A.  \V.  I'Viitress  and  other-. 

I're>H'nt  ()lli<vr>^.— W.  11.  Kinj,  Shepherd  :  lii.liaid  Morris  P. 
('.  K.;  (jeonje  \V.  IJIa.k,  ( ".  li.;  (ader  K.  Dozier,  D.  li.;  John  T. 
('n.s-s  K.  .S;  li.  K.  .Morris,  F.  S.;  F.  lila.k,  Trcjusurer  ;  Janu-^  L. 
lielote,  Ix'vite;  danies  II.  .N'ottinirhain,  I.  li.;  K.  W.  liarn'tt,  ( ). 
(J.;  .lerome  \\  F|..s,  Chaplain  ;  d.  F.  Coffnian,  II.  S.  t«.  C.  K.:  A. 
.1.  Dozier,  L.  S.  tM  ( •.  li.:  <  'harles  K.  Oliver,  R.  S.  f.  D.  R.:  d.  F. 
Dozier,  L.  S.  tn  D.  K.      This  Tent  hit-,  nearly  1<M»  inemKers. 

.MNIOK    ORHK.K. 

.Vnihiaii  Teiit  .No.  ]■_'.  Junior  Bnineli,  Independent  Order  of 
Rechal)il<'s,  was  (ir;;anize<l  January  'Jotli,  isTl,  with  the  t'ollowing 
charter  inonil)ers:  .laekson  Ciordon,  Cliarhs  Plnmmer,  Walter  V. 
Ku.stiw,  Charles  \V.  Bain,  William  I'ettis  and  others.      It  is  «om- 

!>ose<l  entirely  ot'  Ixivs,  and  is  in  a  very  floiiri-hini;  e<)nditi«>n.  It 
uus  nlMMit  fifty  nu'inl)ers.  This  Tout  is  under  the  eonfn»l  of  the 
inenihers  of  the  8<'nior  Onler,  who  aix^  unremittin};  in  their  atten- 
tions. 

I'rostMit  Oflirers. — RoU^t  Morris,  S.;  James  IJrownlv,  I*.  ( ".  R.; 
William  R.  Da^^hield,  C.  R.;  Thom:L>^  Dashiel.l.  D.  R.;'William  R. 
Johnson,  R.  S;  Feroy  Oliver,  F.  S.;  .1,  1'.  Fpes,  rre:t>inrer; 
Sidney  Ikdote,  Luvitc  ;  Owen  IJelote,  I.  (i.;  Chin!.-  Wliit.|,nr>t. 
O.  G.' 

I  III.  (iooD     TFMl'L.VKS 

is  another  total  alntinenee  Order  n|»on  the  prineiph>s  whieh  troveni 
tlie  Reehahites,  with  this  jlifleivna-  :  The  (iimmI  Temjdars'  obliga- 
tion is  taken /or /i/V,  and  he  who  hrenksthe  osith,  forfeits  his  honor 
in  the  intimation  of  the  hnthrcn   of  the  Onler. 

ll.MiMoNV    I><)Ix;f,,  (i.  T.,  of  this    eitv,  w.vs    orpanize<l  October 


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15th,  IHTo,  by  'riK'.xloro  X.  l^imsuy,  K<i^.,  ..f  Xorlh  Carolina. 
The  charter  was  nraiiti'd  bv  the  CJraiul  Lodgo  upon  the  petition  ol' 
William  F.  Grei^rorv,  >[rs.  Mattie  (irei>-.)rv,  W.  8.  Morris,  Miss 
Luhi  Gah',  J.  \\\  ^ioore,  ^[rs.  yiisan  Moore,  K.  Bhiek,  Miss  Kate 
Harrett  aiul  about  twenty  other  nienibers- 

Present  Otticers — Dunean  MeLeod,  W.  C.  T. ;  Miss  Cornelia 
Thomas,  W.  V.  T.  ;  Luther  Edwards,  W.  C  ;  Miss  Cora  EUinjr- 
(on,  W.  T.  :  Robert  Morris,  W.  F.  S.  ;  W.  C.  Small,  W.  R.  S.:  W. 
F.  Intrram,  W.  M.  ;  Miss  Nettie  Thomas,  W.  I.  (J.;  John  .1.  Jones, 
W.  OAi.;  W.  F.  CJregory,  I).  G.  ('.  T. 

Present  number  of  members,  35,  The  ladies  eonnc(;ted  with 
this  Order  in  Norfolk  take  a  great  deal  of  interest  in  it  and  are 
/ealous  in  their  etibrts  to  save  young  men  from  (he  evils  of  the 
•'  intoxieating  cup." 

OUR  JEWISH  crnzExs. 

IlIKIIi    SKCltKT    ()IM)P:IIS    in    NoKFoLK  . 

The  Jewish  population  of  Xortblk  cannot  be  correctly  given, 
numerically,  at  this  time,  without  much  trouble,  but  may  be  esti- 
mated at  about  seven  hundred  jjcrsons  above  the  age  of  six  years. 
The  general  characteristics  of  this  |)cople,  historically  known  as  the 
••  Seattcred  Nation,"  ai"e  the  same  in  Norfolk  as  in  other  cities  ;  and 
when  properly  considered,  these  traits  of  character,  hereditary  na- 
tional, I'cHect  credit  uj)on  the  .Jews.  They  are  j)eaceable,  quiet, 
indnsti-ious,  frugal,  smart,  virtuous,  and  tnoral  a(;eording  to  their 
religious  iiiith  and  precepts.  Their  success  in  the  business  pursuits 
of  life  fully  establishes  the'r  claim  to  be  an  industrious,  economical 
and  energetic  people.  The  aiisence  oi'their  names  upon  the  records 
of  our  courts,  pri.sons,  ahnshouses  and  i)ul)lic  orphan  a.sylums 
proves  that  they  are  inotlensive  and  self-sustaining  as  a  class.  Tlu-y 
are  kind  and  sociable  in  their  nature,  generous  and  atfectionate  to 
their  families,  brotherly  and  charitable  in  their  secret  orders,  and 
remarkably  liberal  in  their  religious  and  political  views.  They  ari- 
not  forbidden  In'  their  religion  or  their  associations  from  joining 
stH-ret  orders  ;  hence  we  find  them  here,  as  well  :'.s  in  other 
|)laces,  prominent  among  the  Masons,  Odd  Fellows,  Knights  of 
Pythias,  Hepta^^ophs  and  other  brollierly  and  charitable  organi- 
zations. 'JMiev  also  hav(!  secret  orders  peculiar  to  their  own  race, 
an<l  have  Lodges  in  Norf)ll<.  The  oMest  of  tlh-e  ( )rder-.  is  known 
;i.s 

nil-:  1.  ().  P>.   W., 

or  Independent  Order  of  ITnai  li'rith,  \\hi<li  lia~  fin-  its  object  the 
great  work  of  uniting  the  Sons  of  Israel  in  oronjoting  the  highest 
interests  of  humanity — espe<-ially  to  alleviate  the  wants  of  the  |>oor 


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aiuf  mtHly,  t«t  visit  jiml  altnid  tlu*  sick,  to  prottsf  ainF  ;c».ist  tin 
willow  :in<l  *)r|ili:iii,  ami  to  (lfVclo|)  iiii*l  clt'vatc  iIm>  mental  aiiu 
rmii-.i!  rliar;ic-t«T  nt"  tin-  Jrw  i-li  nirr,  liv  a  liln-ral  ^ll|»|>'•|•t  of  >c'icniv 
ami  nrt.  ami  (lie  im-iil(*ati(Hi  <>t'  ilie  lioliot  and  ixirt-st  |)rin('i|>K\>«  o< 
liuiinr  ami  iMtriiHi^iii  :  and  alM»v»' all.  t<»  |>ron>ul;;ate  tlit*  d^Kirinr- 
and  tiarliin^  Mt'.lndaiMMi  anmnj;;  it.-  |»roli.'.'v>oi>,  and  (<i  di-ti-nd. 
|)it--ci  vr,  and  diU'iiM-  tlnir  lliitli  into  society  at  lar};«-.  riwi-:mlinal 
|>iim  i|>U>s  oj"  the  Ordt-r  are  iv*  follows: 

1st.  "All  ni«ii  an'  l>rnth('i>,  sons  of  #hm'  (r4»d,  vi-tMl  with  th- 
sain»'  inalienalih-  rights. 

2<1.  "  While  nations  and  a^^iK-iations  n>u>t  Im-  ^ovt-incil  l«  law  — 
tin-  in<-arnati«'n  <it"  ahsolntc  jn.-ticc — the  Mx-iul  r«>laiions  anH>n<;  indi- 
vi<lnal>.  shouhl  he  regulated  liy  the  di<ta(f>  oriove. 

:U\.  ''Charily  and  eidii;ht«nnMni  are  lor  sntK-rini;  hntnanity.  and 
are  the  ehoi<«.-t  i^il'i-  of  love.  Th*'  S»ns  ol"  ih«-  ( 'oV(  nant  an 
M|)i-<'iallv  <hari:i-«l  with  the  |ir:it  tire  of  the  lonnvr.  and  thf  ilitVn-iou 
of  the  latter. 

4th.  '*  TIk"  };re:it  interests  of"  humanity  are  I  test  promoted  l>y  the 
rryruhinefl  etlorts  of  assfK-iated  |>hilanthro|»i-.ts,  and  prote*  Uil  airain-t 
all  iindm'  intirtiruice  «vf  opponent-*,  hy  wise  mea-nns  and  provi- 
sion-. 

">th.  "The  divine  and  everlasting  d«X'trines  of  .Indaisni,  are  the 
lia-i-  of  eivili/ation,  etdi^^htenment,  charity  and  t'njterni/jition  ; 
theretiire.  their  pronujljr.ili«»n  !»"d  ohsirvant-e  are  Init  the  inenh-ation 
and  praeti<e  ol'  all  these  jjjreat  boons  .►f  iiiimanity." 

MAON    iAHHiV.  NO.    ITJ, 

I.  •  ).  1'..  i;..  wa- ejiartenil    in  .lannary,   IsTl.  upon    the  |>etition   of 

II.  HamhiirLTer.  Z.  Ilofheinier.  I.  (icMnlman,  S.  Weil,  K.  ( 'amp<'. 
d.  .Adel-dorf,  Charles  Myers  «nd  ftfttn-n  otln-r  mend)ers.  It  wa.- 
formally  institul»'«l  on  the  '.'A  of  March  foUowinix,  an<l  has  now 
ahotit  fifty  memhers.  Th»'  pn'sent  otUccr-  are  S.  Weil.  I're'ident ; 
I.  Hecht.  Viee-l'n-sident  ;  S.  Haas.  Kee<»rdinir  .Se<retary  :  1. 
Morit/,  Financial  J^H-retary  :  I.  (ioodman,  rreasiirer  ;  S.  .Morit/. 
Mentor;  K.  .Fa<t»l»s.  As-istant  Mentor;  V.  S-lii:,  Wanlen  :  .1. 
Fi-her,  (inardian.  Me«'tinirs  are  held  on  the  loiirth  Sunday  of  each 
month  at  C:»>tle  Hall,  Main  street.  Thi'  l/<«l'e  i-  in  ;i  tl.tiri-liiii.' 
it»ndition  and  i-  pr-Mluetive  of  ninch  i:o«m1. 

().   K.  S.   15.. 

or  <  )rder  Koher  Shel  r.arz«l,  is  another  secret  onler  ainontr  the 
.I«ws,  which  no  tlouht  orijjinated  from  the  Onler  of  IVnai  I'rith. 
as  it.s  ohject*  are  almost  id«iitical.  J'his  ( )rder  is  v«'ry  popular  in 
the  Fnitinl  States.  It  h.as  a  Snprenjp  Ixxlpe,  with  head<piart<Ts  in 
New  York  ;  tin-  Supn'nie  Ii«Mly  charters  I>istncl  Cirand  Ixxlgcs, 
ami  they  i  hartor  the  sulM)nIinat^  I>xlgw. 


The  cardinal  (liK-triiics  of  tlu'  ( ).    K.  S.  ii.   are  to-ult-; 

1.  "'I'lif  union  of  all  Isniclites  upon  tlio  broad  |)latfonn  of  Jn- 
•d.\i~iii,  f>r  the  lurtluTHiKv  and  maintenance  of  its  time-honored 
prinei|ih's. 

2.  "  'i'he  moi-al  sii|)|)ort  ol"  all  means  tending  to  edneate  and  ele- 
vate the  I  li'hrew  ra(V. 

'■\.  "The  supiMtrt  and  eai-e  of  t lie  widow,  the  orphan  and  the 
a^ed,  and  the  (iiU'n.-ion  ot"  the  spirit  <d"  charily  and  universal  he- 
nevolenee.'' 

The  motto  of  the  Order  is  the  tidlowini:; — "  TliUTH,  LoVE  AND 
-IrsTlCK." 

lAVIN    CITY    I.OIX.K     Xo,     129    (o.    K.    S,    U.) 

was  chartered  bv  District  (iraud  Ijodge  No.  3,  of  Pennsylvania, on 
March  )-tth.  1875,  upon  the  application  of  twenty-six  members, 
iinioui^  whom  were  the  tbllowing  names  of  the  prime  movers  in 
perfectin<!;  the  oro;anization,  to-wit;  Rev.  S,  Mendelsohn,  Jacob 
llecht,  Aloses  E.  Myers  and  C.  S.  iJliin.  The  Lodge  now  has 
thirty-six  iiieml)ei-s,  and  though  this  is  the  smallest  membership  of 
any  L<K)ge  in  the  District,  its  fund  is  the  largest,  comparatively 
speaUing.  Its  Honrishing  condition  at  this  early  stage  of  its  ex- 
istence speaks  well,  and  jmints  to  a  j)rosi)eroijs  and  successful  future. 

Present  Otliivrs— M.  Un)stadter,  President  j  i\  8.  Blun,  Vice- 
President;  M.  K.  Myers,  ISecretary  ;  d.  li.  Lowenberg,  Treasurer  ; 
K.  Fislder,  Assistant  Secretarv;  Isaac  Gutman,  Conductor ;  Samuel 
Haas,  Assistant  Conductor;  Sol.  Hecht,  Outside  Guardian;.!. 
WhitlocU,  Inside  Guardian  ;  E.  Ball,  S,  W.  Seldner,  S.  Jacobow- 
-ky,  Trustees. 

The  stated  meetings  of  the  Lodge  are  held  on  tlic//-.v^  and  iJiird 
Sundays  of  each  month,  provided  those  (hiys  do  not  (xrur  upon  a 
Jewish  holiday.  (Quarterly  meetings  are  held  in  March,  June,  Se^)- 
tember,  and  December.  Lidependent  of  these  secret  organizations, 
the  Jews  of  Norfolk  have  two  Synagogues  with  a  large  member- 
ship of  woi*shippers.  'J'hey  have  schools  for  their  children,  and  are 
now  talking  of  erecting  an  Orphan  Asylum. 

The  Jewish  ladies  of  the  city  also  have  a  charitable  and  benevo- 
lent AsstM-iation  which  has  been  ke))t  up  tor  years,  and  is  still  in  a 
a  prosperous;  condition — disi)cnsing  charity  among  worthy  objects, 
and  doing  good  in  manv  wavs. 


Till':    I.  (>.   M. 

The  Inde|)cndent  Order  of  Mechanics  is  a  IxMievolent  institution, 
more  like  Odd  Fellowship  than  any  other  Order;  but  it  is  not 
founded  strictly  ujwn  Bible  texts,  as  are  most  of  the  ancient  orders — 
it    is  more  of  a    practical  an<l  classical  society,  but,  nevertheless, 


'2'>r, 

lo:iclies  Frit»ml.s|iiji,  Monility,  and  Bnnlurly  I>ivc:  also,  liariiKiiiy . 
\vi!4(li)in  an«l  miiiy  ol'  li«>iirL-  in  tlit*  Kniuls  <if  |k';uv  and  <n«>«l  iMIow- 
•liip.  TliiTi'aiv  only  two  L«Ml^fS  now  in  o|K'niiion  iti  Vir;;inia — 
»\u'  in  Alexandria  and  one  li«'if.  HowoviT,  tlu-  Onler  is  very 
|»n»>|R'roiis  in  the  Western  States.  The  (irand  I^xlgeof  Virj^inia 
wa>  orpmi/.nl  in  isTl',  and  a  charter  w:is  ^ninte«l  to 

ATLANTK'    I^>I)(;K    No.    S, 
of  >'orfiilk.  in  A|>ril  of  the  same  vrar,  n|»on  the  |K.tition  of  Major 
Win.  K   Foster,  M.  H.   Stevens,  L.  T.  lili.k,  Joel  C.   White  and 
..thers. 

I'i-e«ent  Otlieirs  —  W.  E.  Foster,  W.  M  ;  James  Hrvan,  J.  M.; 
.lofl  C\  White,  K.  S.;  J.  K.  Ar<-Coy,  F.  S.;  S.  T.  Oliver^  Treasnnr: 
Au}j;.  INhiI,  ('ondn<lor  ;  W.  T.  Owens,  Chaplain.  l'res<'ni  numU'r 
of  memlnrs,  oU.  Mivtiniis  are  lu-ld  ivery  Friday  ni^ht  in  C:Lstlr 
Hall,  .Main  stunt. 

Th«' (irand  I^xljfe  «>f  Virj;inia  was  di>l)andcd  in  ls7l,at  the 
tinie  the  s«'vend  IxMli;es  in  Richmond,  Va.,  were  hrokeii  np.  .\t- 
lanti<"  I/odi;e  No.  8,  of  Norl'olk,  is  working  j)ros|K'nins!y/inder  tin* 
inrisdic-tion  of  the  Snpreme  Loiijre  of  the  I'nitetl  Staters,  which 
meets  onee  a  year  at  «lil]ennt  places. 

MKXicAN  vi:ri:i: ANs. 

The  Norl'olk  and  I'orlsjnoiith  Mirvivor'  ot"  the  .Mcxii-m  War 
have  I'ornuHl  thentsclvcs  into  an  Assiniation,  s(Mial»le  and  <harilahlc 
in  its  nature.  Tliey  are  j»ctitioners  to  Contrress  for  the  removal  «»f 
the  «li-i;d»ilities  which  were  imi)ose<l  upon  ihcm  hy  reason  of  their 
Uing  true  Stutlurn  men.  who  espouHil  the  S»nthcrn  cause  diirinj; 
the  lat*'  war,  and  it  would  he  asinjpleact  of  Ju-liceto  llu^e  <:::illant 
"old  men''  il'  Coni^rcs^  wouM  harkcn  unto  Uicir  appeal.  It  is  not 
right  that  they  .should  Ixidcnie*! certain  rights  and  privileges  l)ceauM' 
liicy  gave  ai«l  and  sympathy  to  their  native  State  in  time  of  war. 
What  they  diil  in  the  Mexican  war  ttannot  he  l)lotte<l  from  the 
rwonis;  and  tluir  devotion  to  the  c;iuse  of  Siuthern  inile|>endem^', 
an<l  principles  which  they  thought  right,  is  hut  another  <'viden«x 
that  they  are  entilK'il  to  honor  and  ctxxlit  for  their  valor  and 
patriotism. 

The  Assot'iation  here  comprizes  71  memlK'rs,  and  there  arc  in  the 
;wo"eities  l»y  tiic  S<'a,"  \'\  widows,  who  are  justly  entitle<l  to  pen- 
sions if  Congrt^vx  will  only  n-move  the  disaliilities  so  unjustly 
impo«t><l.  The  Norfolk  and  Port.smouth  So<'iety  w;vs  organizinl 
()<'toU>r  22<1,  IH7.'5.  lu*  proent  «)nk'ers  are  a*  follows  :  President, 
lame.-  F.  Milligrm  ;  Vice-I'residont.  J(»hn  Smith;  Se«Tetary,  John 
IX  Simms  ;  Trt-asure.r,  I{<'njamin  l\-<Klle ;  Chaplain,  Kev.  P.  A. 
I'etorson  ;  Marshal,  Jolni  Fidlerton  ;  Attorney,  George  D.  Parker. 


ST.  JOSEPH'S  SOCIETY. 

The  organiziition  hcnrinu:  the  above  name  is  a  chari^^abk^  and  ])e- 
iievoleut  one,  instituted  April  Uth,  1871,  to  promote  the  interests 
t)f  the  Sunday  Soliool  of  St.  Mary's  Catholic  Church.  It  is  ben- 
cHciary — pecuniarily  and  otherwise,  to  its  members,  who  contribute 
a  monthly  sum  of  money  as  dues.  The  work  of  this  Society  has 
been  successful  and  j)roduciive  of  good  results.  Its  present  otlieers 
are: 

Joseph  C.  Carroll,  President. 

B.  ^fcNally,  Vice-President. 

l{ol)crt  F.  Lawler,  R.  S. 

J.  J.  Burke,  F.  S. 

J.  B.  Lon^hran,  Treasurer. 

Ivev.  John  llagan.  Chaplain, 

James  Camp,  Messenger. 

ST.    PATRICK'S  SOCIETY 

Is  another  beneficial  and  charitable  Association,  conducted  l)v 
the  Catholics  of  Xorfolk.  It  w;ts  first  organized  January,  1852, 
l)ut  was  broken  uj)  by  the  yellow  fever  epidemic,  in  1855,  and  was 
not  re-(»rganized  until  June,  1868,  when  the  following  olHcers  wen; 
elected  :  M.  (ilennan,  President  ;  INI.  Flanagan,  Vice-President  : 
Siunuel  Phillips,  Recording  Secretary  ;  John  Samuel,  Assistant 
vSecretary  ;  Daniel  Maloney,  Treasurer ;  Rev.  i\I.  O'Keefe,  Chap- 
lain; AV.  Mannan,  Messenger. 

The  teachings  of  this  Society  point  out  the  duties  of  man,  as 
exacted  by  tlie  reciuirements  of  religion,  of  morality  and  humanity. 
Its  present  oflicei-s  are  to-wit : 

Daniel  ^Nlaloney,  President. 

\Vm,   Xewstead,  Vice-President. 

George  B.  Mart,  Recording  Secretary. 

John  R.  Coleman,  Financial  Secretary. 

Wm.  P.  I  lennelley.  Treasurer. 

Dennis  Mack,  Sergeant-at-Arms. 

TIIK    XOUFOLK   PIIKSS. 

The  newspai)crs  of  N(irl!)lk  now  in  existence,  are  as  follows, 
according  t<i  age: 

The  NoPvFolk  Day  Book,  a  Republican  afternoon  pennv- 
pajjer,  owmukI  and  j)ublished  by  John  R.  Hathaway,  Escp,  svho  is 
also  its  Editor-in  Chief  Local  Editor,  ^laj.  James  F.  Milligtui  ; 
IWkkeeper  and  Portsmouth  Reporter,  Thomas  G.  Minton,  Es(j. 


25K 

THK  NnKKni.K  \'iu«. I.MAN,  a  <laily  aii.l  wrt-klv  iK'nunTatii- 
.l.iiirnal,  i.wiHil  ami  piiljlislu-*!  I»y  .NJ.  (ilfimuii,  K«^|.  :  I/li!<»r  iii- 
i'Wu't',  ( "u|ttaiM  .I'tlin  S.  rii.ker  ;  l/<»<-il  K«-|M.rt«r-.  II.  W  .  Hiiitun 
ami  llniry  L.  HriHtkr ;  l*«»risiinujtli  K<|Hirt(r.  .1.  H  Wilcox; 
li«K)k-k«t*|H'r,  8.  S.  Nottiii^hum.  Jr.  ;  ColUi-ior  aii«l  Solicitor,  Win. 
I'.  (Jrt'ijorv  ;   A.ssisiaut  ColUrtor  aiul  Silintor,  .1.  A.  Dalliv. 

I'liK  .\nUF(U,K  !..VM»MAI{K,  a  ilailv  ami  wtrkly  iVriKK-ratic- 
|i;i|K'r.  |ml)li>lif<l  l>y  an  inc«»r(»orut<.'<l  ( 'oiij|iaiiy,  iiiKlcr  tin*  firm  and 
-tvle  olMaiiii*^  Rirron  II(i|h-<V  Co.,  (tii>t  is.-^uc*!  OrtoU-r  l.-t,  IST.'J). 
K<litor-iii-(  liiit,  Captain  .Janu'>  Harnm  Hope;  JJnsinr.ss  Maiia^jcr 
and  ('a>lii('r,  .I-'-fpli  L.  Yoiin-,  Km;.  Iah-h\  Editor,  (,'.  K.  IVrkin>, 
Kx|.  ;  I'ori-.inontli  li<'|M»rt»'r,  K.  K.  CiljtK.-.i'tt,  Kx|.  ;  ('ollf«tor  ami 
Solicitor,  \V.  Tli«»iii|»>oii  Barron,  K-<|. 

TllK  I'litl.ic  LkdgkIJ,  a  DcimH-ratic  aftfrnixtn  |MMn)y-pa|M'r. 
piiMir>lic<l  l»v  .1.  {{ichard  I/wi'llcn.  W.iltcr  .v.  P^iward-  and  Jo-,  (i. 
Kivra.sli.  Kditor-in-Cl.icf,  Col.  J.  Kid.ard  I^wdlcn  ;  I/.c! 
KcjHtrtcr  and   l"'iiiaiiciir.  Jo~.  (i.  l'i\  .•a>-li.  I-"«m|. 

1  111:  iir.\  ri;i:  woonis  {Ia  n. 

Ill  ilic  l''all  of  |S7"J,  a  Snial  ('liili,  Wcariiiir  the  aUivc  naiiu-  \v:l'* 
loniictl  by  a  tVw  yoiuj)^  men  of  St.  Mary'.^.  Catholic  Chnrdi.  The 
iiam«'  \v.v<  jj;ivcn  in  honor  of  the  m<inory  of  the  liiincn(«-d  Hunter 
WixkU-,  Ex-Mayor  of  the  city,  who  dittl  in  IS.')'). 

TIh"  first  meetinj;  of  the  Cliilt  w:ls  held  I)e<-einlKr  -'2A,  ISTJ, 
when  the  Hy-La\v»  and  ConstitiKion  were  f<»rtr.e<l  hy  a  Cotninitt«e 
appointe<l  for  the  piiriMix-,  and    the  I'ollowin^    oflicei>  were  ekH-t<>«l  : 

Aames  O'Konrke,  I'roident  ;  I^oUrt  D.  I'arrotl,  Vi(T-I*rt^«ident  : 

Thoma.s  A.  Farren,  Sisretary ;  Win.  Donovan,  Tre:L<iirer. 

I>oard  of  I)ire<'tor.'< — M.  (Jleiinan,  Thoina<  Kevill,  Samuel  (  . 
I'hillip>.  M.  Flannapiii,  Frank   ( )'Connor.  ami  NN'm.  A.  Power. 

i'lie  (lull  \v;us  ineorporate<l  l»y  .net  of  the  Legislature,  in  \S7i. 
and  iiuinlK'rs  now  ahoiit  sixty  meiulHrs.      It.s  prt-jsont  ofticpfs  are  : 

KoUrt  I>.    I'arrott,  President. 

Wm.  Hart,  X'ice-I'n-sident. 

John  K.  Coleman,  Trezisurer. 

Will.    I!,  (ileiuian,  Ke»'onliiig  S-en-tary. 

J.  .1.  I'urke,  Financial  Stvretary. 

1'.    MapH-,  Lihrarian. 

Hinstors — Sjimuel   < '.  I'hilli|>-,  J.  J.  l/iwler.  an.l  Ja.s.  Ferris. 

Till-:   \  1K(.LM\    (  LCH. 

Til''  \'irvrinia  (  lul>  !»  another  social  orpin i /-it ion,  institute*!  in 
.N'mtemlNr,  l.s«);j,  and  ihi'or|>orat<'«l  hy  llie  Legislature  in  1871. 
The  ( 'lul»  K<M)m   is    lo(nte«]    on    Main  stntt,  next  door  lielow  the 


2r)\) 

Ciistoriihousc,  and  cuiitimios  to  ;/roir  in  the  favor  of  it<  patrons. 
The  prcsi-nt  otliccrs  of  tlic  Clnh  an',  to  wit  ; 

Walter  H.  Taylor,  President. 

Thomas  Pinckney,  Viee-Pn-si.lent. 

John  K.  Todd,  Secretary. 

Walter  II.    Doyle,  Treasnrer. 

'I'lie  l)nsines>  aflairs  of  this  institution  are  inanajz:ed  by  an  Hxeeu- 
ti\c  (  oiuinittee,  <-om|)osed  of  seven  rnonil)ors,  aj)|)ointed  annually; 
and  this  Committee  tiets  l)y  the  advice  of  the  Governors  of  the  ('lul>, 
u  ho.  at  present,  are  to-w  it  :  Walter  11.  Tavlor,  Thomiis  Pineknev, 
Walter  H.  Dovle,  Thomas  B.  Ward,  John  T  White,  J.  (\u'y 
Weston,  Thomas  H.  U.nvland,  John  S.  Tucker,  Wm.  H.  ^^1lite, 
Allen  Saunders,  Henrv  Chamherlaine,  A.  Meade  Smith,  L.  W. 
Tazewell  and  Tiiomas  R.  Horland.  Number  of  members,  seventy- 
eight. 

THE  NORFOLK  TYPOGRAPHICAL  UNION. 

Tliis  organization  needs  no  introduction  to  those  who  are  chiefly 
interested  in  its  workings.  We  simply  desire  to  state  timt  tliere  /n 
such  an  one  in  Norfolk,  and  that  it  is  j)roperly  conducted.  It  was 
instituted  Noveml)er,  18(J5,  and  chartered  January  1866.  Its 
present  officers  are  : 

George  T.  Barrom,  President. 

Donald   McLcod,  Vice-President. 

C.  II.  Sexton,  Financial  and  Corresponding  Secretary. 

J.  A.  Crockett,  Recording  Secretary. 

E.  \\.  Gaine,-J,  Treasurer. 

Trustees— C.  M.  Loughlin,  W.  T.  l^itlierly.  J.  E.  Sexton. 
Meetings  are  held  on  (he  last  Satnrdav   in  each  month. 


on;  ciirijciiKs. 

Norfolk  is  well  supplied  with  Churches  as  the  Ibllowing  list 
abundantly  proves  : 

Thr  First  Pirxh\jtrn(in  ClturrJi,  Rev.  (ieorge  D.  .Vrmstrong,  D, 
D.,  pastor,  is  situated  on  Church  street,  near  corner  of  Holt  street. 
Services  on  Sabbath,  morning  and  nigiit. 

The  Second  Prrsbjfterian  (  hurch,  Rev.  N.  M.  Woods,  pa.stor,  is 
lo(iitc(l  on  Freemiuson  street,  near  Boush  street.  Servicas  on  Sab- 
bath, morning  and  night.     Seats  free. 

Afldnlir  Cifi)  I'n'Hhj/feridn  CIkijh/,  {no  pa.stor).  Services  every 
Sabi»ath  afternoon,  by  one  of  the  Presbyterian  mini.sters.  Scats 
free. 


2<j«i 

Tlu  Firttt  llnjdixl  Church,  (CiimlHrhuul  stitft),  Kov.  Tlioiua-^ 
lliiiiif,  pastor.  ScTvias  on  SilbUitlj,  inoruin*;  and  niji^lit.  Scau* 
Crw. 

ThfSiroiul  liaiAitd  ( '/<i/;r/*,  (Fn^Mnu-son  stixvt),  1{*.'V.  \V.  1). 
riioiuiu*.  I).  1).,  pastor.     Sfrvict-s  on  Sablxitli,  niornin^^  and  niglit. 

77i/  Prlm'fMt  Annr  Avcinir  llniAitt  Chajn'l,  (("liun-li  >tr»rt),  no 
l^i-itor.  Sunday  ScImmiI  in  niornin:;.  and  i»ri'acl»in<;  in  iifUTrKMHi,  l»y 
ditlertMit  Ikiptist  ininisiors.     Seats  tree. 

iimnhy  Stmt  M.  K.  Chmrh,  livy.  S.  S.  I ^nnlK-lh,  pastor. 
Services  t)n  Sunday,  morning  and  nij^lit. 

Cnmbtrlan'l Strict  }f.  IJ.  ('hiin-h,  Kfv,  W.  H.  Christian,  ptistor. 
StTviws  on  Sunday,  inorninj;  and  ni;;lif,  at  u-«u;d  hours.  St-ats  free. 

f^Krrit  iSfmt  M.  E.  Churrh,  was  (•on)pk'tttl  dnrinijj  the  jw^t  few 
months,  Rrv.  H.  F.  Li|)sconil),  ii'i;nhir  jKistor.  Scrvict'js  are  hehl 
there  on  Sahhaths,  lM)th  niornin<;  an<l  nisiht. 

Mrthndist  h),ij<rnj»,i/  Tiihrrwirl,,  I{cv." -lohii  Kvan,  D.  D.,  pastof 
Serviers   nioriiiiij^  and  ni^ht  on  Sjihhath.     Seals  \'\w. 

Mrthodist  I'rnf, stunt  ('/iiirch,]\r\\  ,Iohn  Farrow,  pa.stor.  Servin- 
every  Sahhath,  niorninj;  and  nij;ht.     Se:its  tVec. 

Thr  Disctji/rs'  (Ikijh/,  Ivev.  J.  M.  Tribhle,  pa-t'ir.  PnachioL' 
i'very  Sahbath,  morning  and  ni^dit.     Sals  friH-. 

('lir'iMddclphiiin  Chitpcl — I*rea«-hiii::  In.th  niMniintx  aii<l  niirlit  on 
Sunihiys,     Seat.s  free. 

Sramrn^x  lirthrl^  Rev.  F.  N.  Crane,  eha|»lain,  is  loeatol  near  the 
corner  of  Water  ami  .Madison  streets,  for  the  iMMielit  of  se:»nien  ^n- 
erallv.  Services  are  held  both  inorninir  an<l  niirht  <»r  esieh  Sal)- 
Uith.     Seats  fref-. 

St.  }fitri/'s  Oitliolir  Churrh,  cornc-r  Chapel  and  Holt  stnvts, 
Ivev.  Father  .M.  ( )'lveefe,  pastor,  and  llev.  leather  John  Hainan, 
.L-si>taiit.  Serviix-s  every  morniiiji;  in  the  week  au<l  three  tinn>;  on 
Siuidays. 

Cuinffrrlnnfl  Strrrt  Jriritth  Si/H(if/o(/iir.  Ivev.  L.  I>.  FouKl,  rabbi, 
I-.  o|M'ne<i  tor  s<'rviee  every  Siunnlay  morning;. 

Frnrhitrrh  Slmt  Sifnar/nr/ur,  Rev.  D.  I  Any.  n^.uler,  isalso  o|>one«l 
lor  scrvieiv every  S;itnnlay  morning. 

I'hniinucf  Kiiii<rniKil  ChaprI,  Rev.  Rol)Ort  Gatewood,  jxi.stor.  S^r- 
viee  on  Snnchiys,  morning  and  niirht.     Si-ats  free. 

Si  Lukr*M  Church  {Kpij<copah,  Rev.  .lohn  H.  N«wton.  1 ».  !>.. 
K^ior.     Servicxf*  on  Sjil)bath,  morning  an«l  night.     S'ats  fnr. 

C/iriV  Church  {Ejtiscnpal).  Rev.  ( ).  S.  Barton,  I).  !>.,  r<x'tor. 
Services  on  the  Sabbath,  lx»th   morning  and  aft4rn«M)n. 

•SV  Paufn  Church  {EpisrnjMil],  Rev.  .N.  ,\.  Okeson,  D.  IX,  nxtor. 
S'rviei-s  everv  Sabbath,  lH)th   niorniug  and  afiern<Min. 

["Old  St."PaursChunh.";isit  is  fluniliarly  .-tille^l.  is  one  of  the 
ancient  landmarksof  Norfolk,  and  is  now,  we  lMlieve,th<' only  survivor 
of  the  gre;it  fire  whieh  dwtroyeil  the  town  in  January,  177*!.     "  Ii 


2G1 

is  crucitonn  :unl  Ixiilt  oC  impDi'trd  l)i'icks,  t\\v  cuds  of  wiiich  ai-e 
glazi'il,  aiul  u;iv(.'.s  tlir  (.'dilk-t!  a  i-lu'ckcit'd  appearance."  The  lot 
upon  wliieli  it  is  built  is  a  large  one,  and  was  <riven  to  tlio  people 
of  the  "Boroui^h"  by  Sanmel  Bonsh,  in  1733,  to  boused  as  a  bury- 
ing ground.  The  building  was  ereeted  in  1739,  and  on  the  side 
faeing  Cove  street  this  date  is  given,  with  the  letters  "S.  J5."  in 
large  figures  formed  by  projeeting  bricks.  On  the  south  corner, 
next  to  Church  street,  nuiy  now  be  seen,  half  embedded  in  the 
bricks,  a  small  cannon  ball,  which  was  tired  from  one  of  the  Brit- 
ish ships,  and  struck  the  church  in  1776,  when  the  town  was  bom- 
Ijarikxl  and  destroyed.  It  is  an  interesting  relict  of  the  past,  and 
is  permitted  to  remain  there  "as  a  mute  relator  of  the  niali(!e  of 
the  foes  to  liberty.  A  short,  battlemented  tower,  built  of  wood, 
is  a  modern  ailditiou  to  the  building,  but  with  this  exception,  its 
exterior  is  the  same  as  when  Norfolk  was  destroyed  by  Jjortl  Dun- 
more."     Its  interior  has  been  entirely  changed  and   moilernized. 

Since  the  war  it  was  by  some  persons  thougiit  best  to  tear  down 
the  old  walls  ant!  build  a  church  upon  a  new  plan;  but  the  idea 
was  speedily  cried  down  by  the  peoj)le  at  large.  About  that  time 
the  following  verses  were  written  on  the  subject,  and  pidjlished  in 
the   Mrt/inian  : 

A    PLEA    IN    UEIIALF    OF    THE    ANTICJUE. 

Workman  spare  those  walls, 

Break  not  the  ancient  pile; 
Oil,  elothe  not  old  St.  Paul's 

In  garb  of  modern  .style! 

A  relict  of  the  past, 

We  lov'e  it  for  its  age : 
Thus  may  it  ever  last 

To  grace  our  history's  i)age. 

Our  citizens  take  plea'^iu'e  in  showing  the  oUl  church  of  1735)  to 
their  friends  from  abroad  who  visit  them.] 


THK    NOKFOIJv  SCHOOLS. 

Th(>  pul)lie  Sf'hool  system  of  Virginia  is  ecjual  in  everv  respect 
to  that  of  any  State  in  the  Union  ;  and  the  public  schools  of  Nor- 
t( )lk,  both  Ibr  white  and  colored  children,  superintendctl  bv  Gen. 
R.  L.Page,  an  accomplished  gentleman  and  ripe  scholar,  will  rank 
with  those  of  any  city  in  the  entire  S(»uth.  They  are  extensivclv 
patronized  and  the  rapid  progress  now  lacing  made  in  the  eilucation 
of  our  youth  is  plainly  perceptible  and  tndy  gratifying,  and  no  tax 
put  upon  the  people  of  this  city  is  paid  more  cheerfully  than  the 
school  tax. 


I'UrvATE  8CHo«H>. 

1  lie  priv.it'-  ^;(•'llM(ls  ot' Norfolk  are  aUo  u  pltsi-in^  !i':itun'  in  our 
midst  and  we  take  plwisure  in  im*ntiouin;;  a  i\'\\'  of  tiictn  in  this 
volnnn',  ri»<;rt»ttint;  that  'wi-  <rannot  notice  thcin  all : 

T/ir  Wthxfrr  }flliliiri/  Insllfnh ,  i^  ptoiHrly  a  (tintinuation  of  tli*> 
Virginia  Literary,  Sticnfilir,  and  Military  A(-:id(>ii]y,  estaWli.shcd  in 
I*ort>njonth,  Va.,  in  1810,  l»y  the  late  Captain  Al«lt  n  Partrid«;e, 
formerly  Sn|>t'rintend<'nt  of  the  rnitnl  8tat<'.s  Military  Aaidemy  at 
West  i*«»int,  (-liitf  ..r  thr  North  Ka<t  lionndary  Survey,  and  Presi- 
dent ol"  Norwich,  Vt.,  Fniver.sity.  IVof.  N.  li.  Wehster,  a  tutor  in 
the  Norwich  Tniveisity,  joinetl  the  V.  L,,  S.  tV:  M.  A<vulemy  in 
ne«-cmlK'r,  is  Id,  resij;ned  its  su|u'rir.tendence  in  18 12:  in  1843 
••oniliicted  a  sinnlar  school  in  C'harli*>ton,  S.  ('. ;  was  r«--ap|)oiiito<i 
princi|>al  of  the  \'.  L,  S.  <t  M.  Aaidemy  in  1814,  and  e<intinned 
in  charge  till  the  sale  <»f  the  property  to  the  public  s*-h(M»ls,  \vh<'n 
he  tan«;ht  a  pr<par.itorv  school  in  Riehmon<i,  Va.,  and  in  1817-IH 
was  lecturer  in  <-har;;e  of  the  Natund  S<'iene<«s  in  the  Richmond 
College.  Al'ler  di<<-har^ini:  the  diitie>  of  Civil  Kn<:ineer  in  the 
VorfolU  Navv  Yixnl. /or  n/nnif  liru  t/atrtt,  l'r<i(".  Wehsfer.  re-opene<l 
;lic  rortsmoiith  Aeadcniy  under  the  name  of  the  Virjrinia  Colle^xiate 
lii<titut<'.  This  vj'rv  flourishing  H-hool  was  di.-cniiiinucil  in  18({2 
'Ml  a^'onMl  of  the  war,  when  its  prin<-ipal  remove*!  tii  Canada  ami 
r-tal.lishi'il  a  similar  institution  at  Ottawa.  In  ISiJJJ  the  WcU-tcr 
Institute  was  openetl  at  Nos.  1')  and  17  Charlotte  strtit,  hy  the 
liirmcr  principal  ot  the  Portsmouth  Academy  and  Colleiriate  Insti- 
tut«'.  and   it  has  continued  to  fltuirish  ever  since. 

Tin  Xorfoih  ^f(ll^•  A<'<ttl()ni/{n\i\  Acatlcujy  Ituihliui:  on  Rink  street) 
i- tauL,dit  hy  Rev.  Robert  Gate\vo«Ml,  an  kpis<-o|ul  minister  of  pro- 
tiiiind  learninjr.  This  s<'ho«)|  is  well  patroni/.etl  and  hasan  excvllent 
re|)ut:ition.  Sir.  Ciatewoo«l  has  able  ;i>sislauls  in  hi*  arduous  duties 
and  has  made  his  schiMtl  a  dtM-ided  succt-ss.* 

I'rnf'fssnr  \\'i//i(itn  />'.  (inlCn  school  for  boys,  is  also  a  well  known 
institution  of  Norfolk,  and  is  annually  growinjr  in  favor.  Mr.  (iait 
i-.  one  of  «»nr  most  useful  and  intelli<;ent  citi/ens,  and  enjoys  the 
estifUJ  and  «'onfiilenc»'  of'  all  who  know  him. 

linilmnn  Volhyintc  lustKut,,  No.  '2'.V.\  Bute  street,  is  another  very 
excellent  school.'  It  was  founded  by  the  lat«-  Prof.  Win.  H.  I^mI"- 
man,  and  is  now  conducted  by  John  d.  Morris,  Ks<j.,  an  able  and 
|)opular  teacher. 

N/.  ./o/jx'x  .*VMj/nari/,  for  youiv,:  men — a  Catholic  Jvho«d,  taught 
by  Revs.  M.  O'Kn'fe  and  John  llagaii,  with  competent  avsistant-s, 
is  also  a  tine  institution  of  learnini:,  with  inrreasing  ))opularitr — 
prol);d)ly  the  U-st  school  in  the  city  for  the  >iudy  of  ancient 
language. 

A/iWj«  I/fiirh  av'l  U'ofx/V  >ch(Mi|  for  young  ladies,  is  an  institution 
se<>)nd  to  none  of  its  kind  in  thecountrv.   It  lias  Ix-en  establishe«l  here 


120:": 

just  -six  years,  and  (Im'iiig-  that  tiiiu'  sonu-  oi'  t!i(>  must  talontod  and 
airor.iidislu'(i  ladies  in  ourcoinnuinity  liav(!('()ni|)Ietodtli(Mr  studies  in 
it.  The  splendid  suceess  which  has  crowned  the  ett'urts  nl"  these 
two  hiiihly  cnltivated  teachers  has  been  i'aithfnlly  earned,  ami  is 
sutticient  testimony  of  their  coaipeteucy.  They  teach  the  usual 
liranches  of  an  English  (ulueation,  toi!;ether  with  a  complete  course 
of  the  lauiiuages,  music,  drawini::,  j>ainting,  &c,,  &c.. 

The  Norfolk  Collegiate  luMUnie  foryounif  ladies,  is  another  most 
excellent  and  very  popular  school.  Rev.  R.  M.  Saunders,  a  Meth- 
odist minister,  loved  and  honored  by  our  entire  eomnninity,  is 
President  of  this  Institute,  and  has  for  years  been  winning  golden 
oj)inions  from  his  many  patrons — both  in  this  city  and  Portsmouth. 
He  emplovs  an  able  corps  of  teachers,  and  has  educated  many  young 
ladies  who  now  adorn  society  as  maids  and  matrons.  Mr-  Saunders' 
school  is  alwavs  full,  and  gives  universal  satisfaction. 

There  manv  accomplislu'd  ladies  in  Xorl'olk  who  conduct  sclio(ds, 
and  are  well  and  favoral)ly  known  to  the  community — among  them. 
Miss  >raggie  Broughton,  -Miss  iJlanche  Baker,  Mrs.  Y.  C.  Fletcher, 
Mrs.  John  W.  Lee,  Mips  F.  E.  Hall,  Miss  M.  E.  Rowland, 
Miss  ffulia  Robertson,  St.  Mary's  Select  School  (w'hich  has  been 
already  noticed  in  this  volume),  and  others.  Surely,  the  city  is 
not  deticieut  in  her  institutions  of  learning. 


CONCLUSION. 

In  ('(including  this  the  first  book  we  ever  att(>mpted  to  writi',  we 
feel  inclined  to  i-ob  our  "  preface"  of  a  few  lines,  l)y  making  some 
apologies.  This  work  was  not  at  first  intended  to  be  so  extensive, 
and  we  admit  that  we  have  not  given  it  the  careful  consideration, 
particular  pains  and  dignified  t(jne,  that  shoidd  characteri/e  an 
historical  volume.  Tiiere  has  been  much  unsaid  ;  and  a  great  deal 
said,  that  would  have  been  better,  unsaid.  Some  of  our  reflections 
and  criticisms — both  in  regard  to  i)ersons,  events  and  measures, 
may  ajijiear  harsh,  unjust,  or  out  of  place,  and  we  may  have  been 
too  free  at  times  in  giving  vent  to  our  own  opinions — l)Ut  it  cannot 
l)c  helj)ed  now. 

W'e  have  labored  liai'd  to  niaki'  tlii-  volume  intercsling  to  the 
people  of  Norfolk,  and  have  tried  to  be  correct  in  the  detail-  t;iven 
lierein  ;  and  if  we  have  failed,  the  error  is  of  the  head  and  not  of 
the  heart.  Excellence  is  not  matured  in  a  day,  and  the  cost  (»f  it  is 
an  old  story.  The  beginning  of  ]*lato's  "  Republic,"  it  is  said  was 
found  in  an  old  tablet  and  written  over  in  a  variety  of  ways.  Ad- 
dison, we  are  told,  wore  out  the  |)atience  of  his  j)rinter;  frequently, 
when  nearly  a  whole    impression  of  the  Spectator  was  worked  oti", 


2«M 

he  wotiUI  stop  the  prwis  to  insert  some  new  proiKfritioii.  Isaiah's 
iii.i-t  >piritiHl  f>-say8  wore  tlie  rt-MiIt  of  iiilcii.sc  hruiii  lalnir  ;  lie  usetl 
ti»  -.imikI  a  wtt'k  at  :i  time  in  flal>«n-atiii^  a  siii^K-  liiiiiiorous  letter  to 
a  liiriid.  'r«'iiiiy.>-(ni  is  ri|»<irt«tl  to  liave  written  "C'onu'int<»  tin- 
i::inl(n  .Maii<l,"  nion- llian  fifty  linn's  over  iK'fore  it  j)K':lmiI  him; 
anil  "  L(K-k>l»'y  Hall,"  the  first  dran^ht  of  whieh  w:ls  written  in  two 
tlays,  he  .>»|H'nt  the  htiter  part  of  six  wi-eks,  for  ei^ht  h«tiirsa  day,  in 
al»«'rini;  and  |>oli?-hin;:.  Dirkens,  whrn  he  intendiil  to  write  a 
( 'hri>tma>  story,  shnt  hims4.'lf  iij)  for  six  weeks,  livinj;  the  life  of  a 
hrrmit.and  e:inie  out  as  hajipird  as  a  innrdeivr. 

MtMtre  thought  it  (|uiek  work  if  la-  wrote  st-venty  lines  ol'*'  Lalla 
IliMikh"  in  a  wivk.  liun'on's  "St<»iy  of  Natun-"  «\»t  him  fifty 
yc-ars  of  lahor,  Inliirt'  he  sent  it  t(»  the  printer.  "  He  coinposetl  it  in 
a  singular  manner — writing  on  largi'  si/cd  paper,  in  whieh  as  in  a 
UdgiT,  five  distinct  columns  were  ruled.  In  the  first  otlumn  la- 
wrote  down  the  fii'st  thoughts  ;  in  the  sei-ond  he  eorix*ete<l,  eidargcd 
and  pruned  ;  and  so  on  until  he  re:»chtxl  the  fifth  column  within 
which  he  finally  wrote  the  results  of  liis  labor.  But  even  afUr  tlii< 
he  would  ((jMipose  a  sentence  twenty  times,  and  on(v  devoie*l  fiiur- 
titn  hours  to  finding  the  j)ro|>er  word  to  rouml  off  a  peri(Kl."  .John 
looter  often  s|M'iit  hours  on  a  single  sentence.  Ten  ye:irs  elapsed 
Utweeii  (iiild-mith's  "  Tr:iveler"  and  its  eoinplelion.  8«»,  if  we 
could  afford  the  time,  trouhle  and  ex|K'nse,  this  volume-  should  Ik- 
rewritten  and  materially  altere<l — in  language,  not  in  sentiment, 
«v<'n  though  it  t<H»k  years  to  do  it.  Our  aj)ologii^,  therefore,  arc 
tor  the  style  in  whieh  the  l)«)ok  is  written,  and  for  the  gramalii^l 
and  typographical  erroi-s  it  contains — but  for  nothing  else  "gentle 
leader." 


13  E  TsT  ^r  i  tS  ^1^  i^  ^^ . 
1)U.  JOHN  LINN 

OtVci-s  his  |.ru('cs>i..ii:il  siM-viccs  to  tlir  cili/.riis  of  Norlnl |<.       IIis|.)ii;,f 
cNp' ric'iicc  :is  ;i 

PRACTSCAL  DENTIST 

l-'ii:il)lc^  liiin  to  o-ivi'  iici-Ccct  satislactioii  to  nil  |>:iti-'>n<. 

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(ri'-sTAins). 

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